The Swimmer [Blu-ray]

Director: Sydney Pollack Sydney Pollack

Overview

In this film, Burt Lancaster plays a wealthy, middle-aged advertising man, who embarks on a revelatory journey through suburban Connecticut. Lancaster slowly makes his way to his split-level home by travelling from swimming pool to swimming pool. At each stop, Lancaster faces an incident from his past.

Product Details

Release Date:	01/26/2021
UPC:	0797679001826
Original Release:	1968
Rating:	PG
Source:	Grindhouse Releasing
Region Code:	A
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo]
Language:	English
Time:	1:35:00
Sales rank:	5,639

Special Features

Spectacular new digital restoration created from 4k scans for optimal picture quality; Over 2 1/2 hours of documentary featurettes by Oscar winner Chris Innis (The Hurt Locker) featuring in-depth interviews with stars Janet Landgard, Joan Rivers and Marge Champion, composer Marvin Hamlisch, film editor Sidney Katz, Assistant Directors Michael Herzberg and Ted Zachary, UCLA Olympic swim coach Bob Horn, and Joanna Lancaster; The original New Yorker short story ready by author John Cleever; Liner Notes by legendary Director Stuart Gordon (Re-Animator); Rare production stills from the lost alternate scenes; Extensive still galleries, trailers, and TV Spots

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Burt Lancaster	Ned Merrill
Marvin Hamlisch	Primary Artist
Janet Landgard	Julie Hooper
Jack Hayes	Conductor
Janice Rule	Shirley Abbott
Tony Bickley	Donald Westerhazy
Marge Champion	Peggy Forsburgh
Nancy Cushman	Mrs. Halloran
Bill Fiore	Howie Hunsacker
Kim Hunter	Betty Graham
Rose Gregorio	Sylvia Finney
Charles Drake	Howard Graham
Bernie Hamilton	Chauffeur
House Jameson	Mr. Halloran
Jimmy Joyce	Jack Finney
Michael Kearney	Kevin Gilmartin
Richard McMurray	Stu Forsburgh
Jan Miner	Lillian Hunsacker
Diana Muldaur	Cynthia
Keri Oleson	Vernon
Joan Rivers	Joan
Cornelia Otis Skinner	Mrs. Hammar
Dolph Sweet	Henry Biswanger
Louise Troy	Grace Biswanger
David Garfield	Ticket Seller
Marvin Hamlisch	Composer

Technical Credits

Eleanor Perry

Jack Hayes	Arranger
Frank Perry	Direction,Producer
Eliot Kissileff	Remastering
Leo Shuken	Arranger
Eleanor Perry	Screenplay
Marvin Hamlisch	Composer
Roger Lewis	Producer
Sydney Pollack	Director
Sam Spiegel	Executive Producer
Roger Lewis	Producer
Eleanor Perry	Screenwriter

Editorial Reviews

Marvin Hamlisch's first feature film score -- written while he was still a college student -- remains one of the great debuts in soundtrack history: a work of remarkable maturity, 1968's The Swimmer is rich in contrast and scope, communicating the film's uncommon emotional complexity in stunningly clear detail. Hamlisch proves a master of both style and mood, shifting effortlessly from the poignant simplicity of the main theme to the effervescent jazz cut "Easy Four/Bubbles" to the soaring orchestral flourishes of "Hurdles." Like the new generation of filmmakers who redefined American cinema in the late '60s and early '70s, Hamlisch achieves a note-perfect balance between tradition and innovation, acknowledging the past masters of movie music even as he expands the parameters of the form. Film Score Monthly's superlative reissue includes excellent liner notes and a series of stills from the film. Highly recommended. ~ Jason Ankeny