- Country: USA
- Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Release: 1975-07-18
- Director: Stuart Rosenberg
- Writers: Tracy Keenan Wynn , Lorenzo Semple Jr. , Walter Hill , Ross Macdonald
- Language: English | French
- Stars: Paul Newman , Joanne Woodward , Anthony Franciosa , Murray Hamilton (I) (1923–1986) , Gail Strickland , Melanie Griffith , Linda Haynes , Richard Jaeckel , Paul Koslo , Joe Canutt
- Runtime: 108 min
- Awards: 1 nomination
- AKA: Unter Wasser stirbt man nicht (Germany) , La piscina mortal (Argentina) , Skuggan i vattnet (Finland) , Basen topielców (Poland) , Felkavart víz (Hungary) , Ett fall för Harper (Sweden) , Kasvot vedessä (Finland) , The Drowning Pool (India) , La piscina mortal (Mexico) , Druknepølen (Denmark) , Unter Wasser stirbt man nicht , O epitheoritis Harper (Greece) , Басейнът на удавниците (Bulgaria) , The Drowning Pool (United States of America) , La toile d'araignée (France, French Republic) , Бассейн утопленников , Sangue Frio em Água Quente (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , La piscina mortal (Uruguay, Eastern Republic of) , ハーパー探偵シリーズ 新・動く標的 (Japan) , Siste stikk til Harper (Norway) , The Drowning Pool (Canada) , Piscina mortală (Romania) , Detective Harper: acqua alla gola (Italy) , The Drowning Pool , Piscina înecării (Romania) , Ryan's the Name (United States of America) , The Drowning Pool (United Kingdom) , A Piscina Mortal (Brazil) , Zdradliwa ton (Poland) , Smrt u bazenu , Con el agua al cuello (Spain)
- Plot:
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.
- IMDB:tt0072912
The Drowning Pool Cast · · · ALL
Stuart Rosenberg
Director
Paul Newman
Lew Harper
Joanne Woodward
Iris
Anthony Franciosa
Broussard
Murray Hamilton
(I)
(1923–1986)
Kilbourne
Gail Strickland
Mavis
Melanie Griffith
Schuyler
Linda Haynes
Gretchen
Richard Jaeckel
Franks
Paul Koslo
Candy
Joe Canutt
Glo
Andrew Robinson
Pat Reavis
Coral Browne
Olivia
Richard Derr
James
Helena Kallianiotes
Elaine Reavis
Leigh French
Red Head
Cecil Elliott
Motel Switchboard Operator