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.
Release & Details
Release Date
1975-07-18
TMDb Rating
6.3
Cast
Paul Newman
Lew Harper
Joanne Woodward
Iris Devereaux
Richard Derr
James Devereaux
Anthony Franciosa
Chief Broussard
Murray Hamilton
J.Hugh Kilbourne
Gail Strickland
Mavis Kilbourne
Melanie Griffith
Schuyler Devereaux
Linda Haynes
Gretchen
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