The Swimming Pool
“The most dangerous love-game ever played”
1969•PG•2h 3m•7.0•Released
DramaThriller
Set in a magnificent villa near a sun-drenched St. Tropez, lovers Jean-Paul and Marianne are spending a happy, lazy summer holiday. Their only concern is to gratify their mutual passion - until the day when Marianne invites her former lover and his beautiful teenage daughter to spend a few days with them. From the first moment, a certain uneasiness and tension begin to develop between the four, which soon escalates in a dangerous love-game.
Director
Jacques Deray
Writer
Jean-Claude Carrière, Jacques Deray
Languages
English, French
Studio
Société Nouvelle de Cinématographie
Cast
Alain Delon
Jean-Paul
Romy Schneider
Marianne
Maurice Ronet
Harry
Jane Birkin
Penelope
Paul Crauchet
L'inspecteur Lévêque
Suzie Jaspard
Emilie
Maddly Bamy
La mulâtre
Thierry Chabert
Un ami
Steve Eckardt
Fred
Ruth Price
Singer (uncredited)
Stéphanie Fugain
Une amie à la party (uncredited)
Production
Company
Société Nouvelle de Cinématographie
Company
Tritone Cinematografica
Producer
René Pignières
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