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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 5035822083738
Format: PAL
Number Of Discs: 1
Region Code: 2
Sales Rank: 93504
Theatrical Release Date: May 15, 1968
Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
Burt Lancaster gives one of his most daringly complex performances in The Swimmer, a fascinating adaptation of John Cheever's celebrated short story. At first it seems that middle-aged businessman Ned Merrill (Lancaster) is merely enjoying a spontaneous adventure, swimming from pool to pool among the well-tended estates of his affluent Connecticut neighborhood. But as Ned encounters a variety of neighbors, we see from their reactions that Ned's on an entirely different kind of journey--that he is balanced on the edge of some mysterious psychosis that we can't fully understand until the film's final, devastating image. A compelling portrait of loss, refracted memories, and deep-rooted emotional denial, The Swimmer sprung from the same late-'60s soil that yielded similarly ground-breaking literary films like The Graduate and Goodbye, Columbus. It's an egotistical showcase for the physical prowess of its 55-year-old star, but Lancaster turns it into something deeper, more disturbing, and completely unforgettable. --Jeff Shannon
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - !?!
HOW CAN I SWIM IN A SWEATER!?!
you'll be repeating this question to yourself for years to come...
Rating: - A great Drama...
A Classic Book ( short Story ) made into a classic movie.
This is one of those intelligent, thoughtful & disturbing dramas that stays with you such as "Long Days Journey into Night" or " The Pawnbroker".
There are no Zombies. There are no naked people. There is no gore.
There is great movie making & superb acting. One of Lancasters best...
Rating:  - Not bad -- EXISTENTIALLY DREADFUL!
This movie is so bad; but I mean, so, so, so-so, soooooooooo bad!
Have you ever been watching a really awful movie and you keep watching it because there's a certain perverse aestheticism to its awfulness. At a certain point, you hope, you suspect, that it might reach the intriguing level of "camp." In short, the movie is, if nothing else, an amusing curiosity, good for a laugh -- terrible though it may be. ... That's not this movie. Nah! ... This movie is truly an abomination. ... Read More
Rating: - The Swimmer...
I saw this movie as a young teenager in the mid 70's. I only saw it once, and it has stuck with me for 30+ years. The ending left me scratching my head - but it conveyed the meaning quite clearly. Nothing was as it seemed - much time had passed - and the world as Burt Lancaster's character - was no more. See it for yourself in order to understand why the majority of people that have reviewed this film think so highly of it! I rate this movie - 5 stars! Kudos to Mr. Lancaster!!
Rating: - Superb and disturbing
Burt Lancaster gives one of his greatest ever performances in 'The Swimmer'. The plot is simple, Ned (Lancaster) decides to swim his way home via the swimming pools of his wealthy friends and neighbours. As his journey progresses it becomes apparent that all is not what it seems.
Lancaster was 55 when this film was made and he is in fantastic shape...
Only at the very end of this film did I begin to understand the subtle hints that the other characters had been giving at all along. ... Read More
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