
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 Date: 1975-07-18
Thriller
Mystery
★★★★★★★★★★ (125 votes)
Casts

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

Linda Haynes
as Gretchen

Richard Jaeckel
as Franks

Paul Koslo
as Candy

Andrew Robinson
as Pat Reavis