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The Swimmer is a 1968 American surrealist-drama film starring Burt Lancaster. The film was written and directed by Academy Award -nominated husband-and-wife team of Eleanor Perry (screenplay adaptation) and Frank Perry (director).
May 8, 2018 · The Swimmer is a decidedly quirky film, with a Twilight Zone-esque storytelling style that depicts a day in the life of Ned Merrill (Lancaster), an aging yet remarkably athletic “suburban stud.”
Burt Lancaster is superb in his finest performance. In addition to being a fine actor, he is a plausible hero of the Charlton Heston and Kirk Douglas type. And a hero is needed here. We must believe in the swimmer's greatness if we are to find his fate tragic.
The Swimmer: Directed by Frank Perry, Sydney Pollack. With Burt Lancaster, Janet Landgard, Janice Rule, Tony Bickley. A man spends a summer day swimming as many pools as he can all over a quiet suburban town.
Well-off ad man Ned Merrill (Burt Lancaster) is visiting a friend when he notices the abundance of backyard pools that populate their upscale suburb.
In an affluent Connecticut suburb, Ned Merrill (Burt Lancaster) decides to "swim" home via the pools of his wealthy friends. Along the way he encounters several women from his past: a...
Sep 13, 2016 · Ned Sleeps Through the American Dream. From the moment Burt Lancaster traipses up into a sprawling green garden, there is an immediate sense of being amongst the upper class. Then he steps onto a deck before diving into a shimmering pool of clear water.
