
The Drowning Pool (1975)
1h 49m | PG-13
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.
Director: Stuart Rosenberg
Studio: First Artists
Genre: Thriller, Mystery
Video: 720p
Cast

Paul Newman
as Lew Harper

Joanne Woodward
as Iris

Anthony Franciosa
as Broussard

Murray Hamilton
as Kilbourne

Gail Strickland
as Mavis

Melanie Griffith
as Schuyler