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The Swimmer is a 1968 American surrealist-drama film starring Burt Lancaster. [1] The film was written and directed by Academy Award -nominated husband-and-wife team of Eleanor Perry (screenplay adaptation) and Frank Perry (director).
In 1968, "The Swimmer" was adapted into a film of the same name, starring Burt Lancaster. [6] This is the only literary work by Cheever that has appeared on screen. [7] [8] "The Swimmer" is also a crucial plot reference in Nanni Moretti's 2023 movie A Brighter Tomorrow (Il sol dell'avvenire).
Landgard starred with Burt Lancaster in the 1968 film The Swimmer [2] written by Eleanor Perry and directed by Frank Perry. Landgard was also a regular on the 1960s television series The Donna Reed Show. She also starred in 1970's Land Raiders with Telly Savalas and the 1974 film Moonchild with Victor Buono.
Perry went on to direct and produce a number of films, many based on literary sources or with strong literary associations, including The Swimmer, (1968) based on a John Cheever story, Last Summer (1969), and Trilogy (1969), written by Truman Capote. [6] Perry is known for his character studies, such as Diary of a Mad Housewife (1970).
Some People, Places and Things That Will Not Appear In My Next Novel is a collection of short fiction by John Cheever, published by Harper and Bros. in 1961. These nine short stories first appeared individually in The New Yorker or Esquire magazines.
The Swimmer, an American surreal drama film based on John Cheever's story, starring Burt Lancaster; Swimmers, an American independent drama film starring Sarah Paulson, Cherry Jones, and Shawn Hatosy; Swimmer, a Scottish short film; The Swimmer, an Israeli sports drama
The Swimmer: Horizon Pictures: Frank Perry (director); Burt Lancaster, Janet Landgard, Janice Rule: 17 Journey to Shiloh: Universal Pictures: William Hale (director); James Caan, Michael Sarrazin, Brenda Scott: 23 Kona Coast: Allied Artists: Lamont Johnson (director); Richard Boone, Vera Miles, Joan Blondell: 24 The Savage Seven: American ...
1968 – The Swimmer, an American film directed by Frank Perry and based on the 1964 short story "The Swimmer" by John Cheever. Burt Lancaster plays Neddy Merrill, a man who decides to return to his home eight miles away by visiting swimming pools he knows along the way. One belongs to a nudist couple who insist that he must be nude to use ...