The Swimmer DVD (2003) Burt Lancaster, Perry (DIR) cert PG
Title:
The Swimmer
Leading Actor:
Burt Lancaster
Region:
Region 2
Duration:
91 mins
Format:
DVD / Widescreen
Type:
DVD
No. of Discs:
1 disc(s)
Studio / Publisher:
Sony Pictures Home Ent.
UK Release Date:
26 May 2003
Edition:
Widescreen

One of the few bona fide counter-cultural films to be produced by a major studio, The Swimmer is a sun-scorched and surreal suburban satire that boasts a fine performance from Burt Lancaster (Castle Keep, Buffalo Bill and the Indians) as Ned Merrill, the all-American man who one day determines to swim home to his Connecticut mansion via a series of pools in his neighbourhood. Directed by Frank Perry (Diary of a Mad Housewife) imbues Eleanor Perry's (David and Lisa, Ladybug Ladybug) adaptation of John Cheever's short story with stunning expressionistic flourishes, creating a true masterpiece of cinema. Please note this DVD is region 2 and will only work in the following regions Japan, Europe, South Africa, the Middle East (including Egypt) and Greenland, Unless you have a multi-regional DVD Player.