Cinematic background from The Swimmer 1968 - Well-off ad man Ned Merrill is visiting a friend when he notices the abundance of backyard pools that populate their upscale suburb. Ned suddenly decides that he'd like to travel the eight miles back to his own home by simply swimming across every pool in town. Soon, Ned's journey becomes harrowing; at each house, he is somehow confronted with a reminder of his romantic, domestic and economic failures.

The Swimmer

1968

Drama

Directors:
Sydney Pollack, Frank Perry
Writers:
Eleanor Perry, John Cheever
Official poster of The Swimmer 1968 directed by [object Object], [object Object]
Movie still from “The Swimmer” (1968), directed by Sydney Pollack – A man's eyes with blue eyes; Extreme Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Swimmer” (1968), directed by Sydney Pollack – A woman sitting on top of a lounge chair next to a swimming pool; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Swimmer” (1968), directed by Sydney Pollack – A woman sitting in a lawn chair holding a magazine; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Swimmer” (1968), directed by Sydney Pollack – A man and a woman holding each other's hands; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Swimmer” (1968), directed by Sydney Pollack – A young boy sitting next to an adult on a path; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Swimmer” (1968), directed by Sydney Pollack – A man with a beard is standing in the grass; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Swimmer” (1968), directed by Sydney Pollack – A woman sitting in front of a black iron fence; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Swimmer” (1968), directed by Sydney Pollack – Two women standing next to each other in front of trees; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Swimmer” (1968), directed by Sydney Pollack – A man's face with blue eyes; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Swimmer” (1968), directed by Sydney Pollack – An older man with a white hair talking on a black phone; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Swimmer” (1968), directed by Sydney Pollack – A woman sitting in a chair wearing sunglasses; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Swimmer” (1968), directed by Sydney Pollack – A man's face with blue eyes; Extreme Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Swimmer” (1968), directed by Sydney Pollack – A man and a woman holding a glass of wine; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Swimmer” (1968), directed by Sydney Pollack – A man sitting next to a young boy in a park; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Swimmer” (1968), directed by Sydney Pollack – A man and a boy standing next to each other near a swimming pool; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Swimmer” (1968), directed by Sydney Pollack – An old car is parked on the side of the road; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Swimmer” (1968), directed by Sydney Pollack – A man looking in the mirror of a car while another man looks on; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Swimmer” (1968), directed by Sydney Pollack – A man sitting on the edge of a swimming pool; Extreme Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Swimmer” (1968), directed by Sydney Pollack – A woman sitting on the side of a pool reading a book; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Swimmer” (1968), directed by Sydney Pollack – An older woman and a young boy are playing with a toy; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Swimmer” (1968), directed by Sydney Pollack – A man and a boy walking down a dirt road; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Swimmer” (1968), directed by Sydney Pollack – A person wearing a blue shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Swimmer” (1968), directed by Sydney Pollack – A woman sitting on a lawn chair next to a swimming pool; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Swimmer” (1968), directed by Sydney Pollack – A young blonde haired woman looking up into the sky; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Swimmer” (1968), directed by Sydney Pollack – A man sitting on top of a chair looking out over a forest; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Swimmer” (1968), directed by Sydney Pollack – A man and a woman holding wine glasses in front of a brick wall; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Swimmer” (1968), directed by Sydney Pollack – A person is walking down a path in the woods; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Swimmer” (1968), directed by Sydney Pollack – A person is standing on a dirt road near a forest; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Swimmer” (1968), directed by Sydney Pollack – A young woman smiles at a man in a park; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Swimmer” (1968), directed by Sydney Pollack – A man and a woman are smiling at each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Swimmer” (1968), directed by Sydney Pollack – A man and a boy playing frisbee in a swimming pool; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Swimmer” (1968), directed by Sydney Pollack – A man and a woman shaking hands on the side of the road; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Swimmer” (1968), directed by Sydney Pollack – A shirtless man behind a metal fence; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Swimmer” (1968), directed by Sydney Pollack – A group of people standing around a swimming pool; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Swimmer” (1968), directed by Sydney Pollack – A man in black trunks standing next to a man in a striped shirt; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Swimmer” (1968), directed by Sydney Pollack – A woman sitting next to a swimming pool holding a drink; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Swimmer” (1968), directed by Sydney Pollack – A young blond boy with blue eyes stares into the distance; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Swimmer” (1968), directed by Sydney Pollack – A person wearing a blue and white shirt; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Swimmer” (1968), directed by Sydney Pollack – A beautiful young lady laying in the grass wearing a bikini top; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Swimmer” (1968), directed by Sydney Pollack – An older woman wearing pearls and wearing glasses; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Swimmer” (1968), directed by Sydney Pollack – A woman sitting in a chair by a pool; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Swimmer” (1968), directed by Sydney Pollack – A woman sitting in a chair wearing sunglasses; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Swimmer” (1968), directed by Sydney Pollack – An older woman wearing glasses and a pearl necklace; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Swimmer” (1968), directed by Sydney Pollack – A shirtless man standing in front of an open door; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Swimmer” (1968), directed by Sydney Pollack – An old man with a white hair and blue eyes looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Swimmer” (1968), directed by Sydney Pollack – A man and a woman sitting at an outdoor table; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Swimmer” (1968), directed by Sydney Pollack – A man standing next to a boy on a surfboard in the water; Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Swimmer” (1968), directed by Sydney Pollack – A woman sitting on a couch holding a glass of wine; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Swimmer” (1968), directed by Sydney Pollack – A person with long hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Swimmer” (1968), directed by Sydney Pollack – A man in swim trunks standing next to another man; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Swimmer” (1968), directed by Sydney Pollack – A man in swim trunks standing next to an old car; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Swimmer” (1968), directed by Sydney Pollack – A shirtless man standing next to a young boy; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Swimmer” (1968), directed by Sydney Pollack – A man in black and white bathing suit standing next to a woman in a black and white checkered skirt; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Swimmer” (1968), directed by Sydney Pollack – A person wearing a blue shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Swimmer” (1968), directed by Sydney Pollack – A woman in a red and black dress shaking a man's hand; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Swimmer” (1968), directed by Sydney Pollack – A man and a woman standing next to a swimming pool; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Swimmer” (1968), directed by Sydney Pollack – A man sitting next to a young boy in the grass; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Swimmer” (1968), directed by Sydney Pollack – A shirtless man drinking a beverage from a glass while standing next to a young boy; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Swimmer” (1968), directed by Sydney Pollack – A man with a towel around his neck; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Swimmer” (1968), directed by Sydney Pollack – A beautiful blonde woman with blue eyes; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Swimmer” (1968), directed by Sydney Pollack – A man and a boy standing next to each other in front of a tree; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Swimmer” (1968), directed by Sydney Pollack – An older woman wearing pearls and a green floral dress; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Swimmer” (1968), directed by Sydney Pollack – A man in blue trunks standing next to a young boy; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Swimmer” (1968), directed by Sydney Pollack – A man's face in the forest; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Swimmer” (1968), directed by Sydney Pollack – A man with no shirt is smiling for the camera; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Swimmer” (1968), directed by Sydney Pollack – A man and a boy standing next to each other in the grass; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Swimmer” (1968), directed by Sydney Pollack – A shirtless man standing under an awning; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Swimmer” (1968), directed by Sydney Pollack – A man and a woman holding hands near a swimming pool; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Swimmer” (1968), directed by Sydney Pollack – A beautiful young lady smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Swimmer” (1968), directed by Sydney Pollack – An older woman wearing a blue shirt sitting on a bench; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Swimmer” (1968), directed by Sydney Pollack – A man in his underwear is standing next to a cart of drinks on a porch; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Swimmer” (1968), directed by Sydney Pollack – A person wearing a blue shirt near a tree; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Swimmer” (1968), directed by Sydney Pollack – A beautiful young lady sitting in the grass; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Swimmer” (1968), directed by Sydney Pollack – A shirtless man with a sign in front of him; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Swimmer” (1968), directed by Sydney Pollack – A man's face in the sunlight; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Swimmer” (1968), directed by Sydney Pollack – A man and a woman holding hands while standing in front of a fence; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Swimmer” (1968), directed by Sydney Pollack – A man and a boy standing next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Swimmer” (1968), directed by Sydney Pollack – A man and a boy standing next to each other in swimming trunks; Medium shot, Low angle