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The Drowning Pool(Movie, 1975)

PG
| 1h 48min | Genre: Crime
The Drowning PoolRating: 3.2/5 (with 4747 votes)
The Drowning Pool is a 1975 American mystery thriller film starring Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, and Anthony Franciosa. Directed by Stuart Rosenberg, the film is based upon Ross Macdonald's novel The Drowning Pool, and is treated as a loose sequel to 1966's Harper with its setting shifted from Southern California to Louisiana. ()
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Movie poster of The Drowning Pool

Where to watch The Drowning Pool (cinema/streaming/download)?

"The Drowning Pool" is currently available on 2 providers. The Drowning Pool can be rented on Amazon Instant Video and Apple / iTunes Store (SD/HD/4K) or purchased on Amazon Instant Video and Apple / iTunes Store (as a download from the website or as a Blu-ray Disc/DVD).

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Available languages: English
Available subtitles: English [CC]
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Duration: 1h 48min
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Available languages: English
Available subtitles: English [CC]
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Duration: 1h 48min
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About The Drowning Pool

Harper is brought to Louisiana to investigate an attempted blackmail scheme. He soon finds out that it involves an old flame of his and her daughter. He eventually finds himself caught in a power struggle between the matriarch of the family and a greedy oil baron, who wants their property. Poor Harper! Things are not as straight-forward as they initially appeared.

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Trailer for The Drowning Pool + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

The Drowning Pool (1975) ORIGINAL Trailer [HD 1080p](Trailer, 2:32)

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Based on the work of: Ross Macdonald ("The Drowning Pool")
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 19 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Catalan (CA), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Persian (FA), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Italian (IT), Georgian (KA), Korean (KO), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Turkish (TR), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 07/01/1975
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Базен за утапање"
Budget: 2,700,000 USD
Revenue: 2,600,000 USD (= 96%)

2 movies in the Collection

1966 Harper
1975 The Drowning Pool

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WatchPlayStream ID: MOVIES:27241, Added: 02/25/2018, Last updated: 07/17/2025