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One summer morning a troubled suburbanite decides to "swim" home via the pools of his wealthy friends.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Cheever, John (Author, Performer), Perry, Frank, 1930-1995 (Author, Producer), Innis, Chris (Author, Director), Gordon, Stuart, 1947 August 11- (Author)
Corporate Authors: Columbia Pictures Corporation, Horizon Pictures (G.B.), Grindhouse Releasing (Firm), Box Office Spectaculars (Firm)
Other Authors: Perry, Eleanor (Screenwriter), Lewis, Roger, 1918-1984 (Producer), Lancaster, Burt, 1913-1994 (Actor), Landgard, Janet (Actor), Rule, Janice (Actor)
Format: Video Blu-ray Disc DVD
Language:English
French
Spanish
Language Notes:In English; with optional subtitles in English, French, Spanish.
Published: [Los Angeles, California] : Grindhouse Releasing ; [2014]
Edition:DVD + Blu-ray combo.
Subjects:
Suburbanites > Connecticut > Social life and customs > Drama.
Swimmers > Drama.
Description
Summary:One summer morning a troubled suburbanite decides to "swim" home via the pools of his wealthy friends.
Item Description:Collection presents feature film (91 min.) in two media versions: DVD and Blu-ray.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1968; renewed 1996 by Horizon Management, Inc.
Based on the story "The swimmer" by John Cheever.
Booklet in English ([10] pages ; col. ill.) with essay by Stuart Gordon and noted by Chris Innis inserted in Blu-ray container.
Special features: over 2,5 hours of documentary featurettes by Chris Innis featuring interview with cast and director; the original New Yorker short story read by author John Cheever; liner notes by director Stuart Gordon; production stills from the lost alternate scenes; still galleries.
Physical Description:2 videodiscs : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([10] pages ; 15 cm).
Format:Blu-Ray disc; regions A,B,C; aspect ratio: 1.85:1.
DVD; NTSC, all regions; Dolby Digital mono.
Audience:Rated: PG.
Production Credits:Director of photography, David L. Quaid ; film editors, Sidney Katz, Carl Lerner, Pat Somerset ; music, Marvin Hamlisch.