The swimmer
(DVD/Blu-ray Combo)
Contributors
Perry, Frank, 1930-1995, film director,
Perry, Eleanor, screenwriter.
Lewis, Roger, 1918-1984, film producer.
Lancaster, Burt, 1913-1994, actor.
Landgard, Janet, actor.
Perry, Eleanor, screenwriter.
Lewis, Roger, 1918-1984, film producer.
Lancaster, Burt, 1913-1994, actor.
Landgard, Janet, actor.
Published
[Los Angeles, California] : Grindhouse Releasing, [2014].
Format
DVD/Blu-ray Combo
Edition
DVD + Blu-ray combo.
Physical Desc
1 DVD + 1 Blu-ray (95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (10 unnumbered pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 15 cm)
Status
Lawson McGhee Library - Feature Films - Media collection
DVD FEATURE SWIM
1 available
DVD FEATURE SWIM
1 available
Lawson McGhee Library - Feature Films - Overflow; ask at Sights & Sounds desk
DVD FEATURE SWIM
1 available
DVD FEATURE SWIM
1 available
Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lawson McGhee Library - Feature Films - Media collection | DVD FEATURE SWIM | On Shelf |
| Lawson McGhee Library - Feature Films - Overflow; ask at Sights & Sounds desk | DVD FEATURE SWIM | On Shelf |
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Published
[Los Angeles, California] : Grindhouse Releasing, [2014].
Edition
DVD + Blu-ray combo.
Language
English
UPC
797679001024, 797679001826
Notes
General Note
Based on the story The swimmer by John Cheever.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1968.
General Note
Wide screen (1.85:1).
General Note
Special features: isolated stereo music track; The story of 'The swimmer' (5-parts); Allison Anders interviews Marge Champion (April 26, 2013); John Cheever reads "The swimmer"; still galleries; trailers and TV spots; title sequence out-takes; filmographies.
General Note
Booklet includes: "The haunting of Ned Merrill" by Stuart Gordon; "Downstream swimmer" by Chris Innis.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, David L. Quaid ; editors, Sidney Katz, Carl Lerner, Pat Somerset ; music, Marvin Hamlisch ; costume designer, Anna Hill Johnstone ; art director, Peter Dohanos.
Participants/Performers
Burt Lancaster, Janet Landgard, Janice Rule, Tony Bickley, Marge Champion, Nancy Cushman, Bill Fiore, John Garfield Jr., Kim Hunter, Rose Gregorio, Charles Drake, Bernie Hamilton, House Jameson, Jimmy Joyce, Michael Kearney, Richard McMurray, Jan Miner, Diana Muldaur, Keri Oleson, Joan Rivers, Cornelia Otis Skinner, Dolph Sweet, Louise Troy, Diana Van Der Vlis.
Description
Ned Merrill is a man who confronts his destiny by swimming home, pool by pool, through the suburban nightmare of upper-class East Coast society.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: PG.
System Details
Blu-ray; regions A, B, C; DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0 mono; requires Blu-ray player.
System Details
DVD; NTSC; all regions; Dolby Digital 2.0 mono.
Language
Blu-ray: In English with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles.
Language
DVD: In English with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Perry, F., Perry, E., Lewis, R., Lancaster, B., Landgard, J., Rule, J., Bickley, T., Champion, M., Cushman, N., Fiore, B., Garfield, J. J., Hunter, K., Gregorio, R., Drake, C., Hamilton, B., Jameson, H., Joyce, J., Kearney, M., McMurray, R., Miner, J., Muldaur, D., Oleson, K., Rivers, J., Skinner, C. O., Sweet, D., Troy, L., Vlis, D. v. d., Quaid, D. L., Katz, S., Lerner, C., Somerset, P. (. e., Hamlisch, M., Johnstone, A. H., Dohanos, P., & Cheever, J. (2014). The swimmer (DVD + Blu-ray combo.). Grindhouse Releasing.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Frank Perry et al.. 2014. The Swimmer. Grindhouse Releasing.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Frank Perry et al.. The Swimmer Grindhouse Releasing, 2014.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Perry, Frank, et al. The Swimmer DVD + Blu-ray combo., Grindhouse Releasing, 2014.
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