The Swimming Pool (1969)

7.0/10 123 min Drama Thriller

Overview

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.

Cast

Alain Delon

Jean-Paul

Romy Schneider

Marianne

Maurice Ronet

Harry

Jane Birkin

Penelope

Paul Crauchet

L'inspecteur Lévêque

Maddly Bamy

La mulâtre

Thierry Chabert

Un ami

Steve Eckardt

Fred

Stéphanie Fugain

Une amie à la party (uncredited)

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