The Drowning Pool (1975)

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.

Released

1975-07-18

Genres

Thriller, Mystery

Runtime

109 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Walter Hill, Stuart Rosenberg, Tracy Keenan Wynn, Lorenzo Semple Jr.

TMDB rating

6.4/10 from 147 votes