Drama ·Thriller · France · 1969 · 2h 3m

The Swimming Pool

La Piscine

The Swimming Pool poster
Director
Jacques Deray
Cast
Alain Delon as Jean-Paul Romy Schneider as Marianne Maurice Ronet as Harry Jane Birkin as Penelope Paul Crauchet as L'inspecteur Lévêque Suzie Jaspard as Emilie
Crew
Jean-Jacques Tarbès — Director of Photography Paul Cayatte — Editor Michel Legrand — Original Music Composer Jean-Claude Carrière — Writer Jacques Deray — Writer René Pignières — Producer
Tagline

The most dangerous love-game ever played

Synopsis

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.

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Mood & Themes
husband wife relationshipsouthern francerelationship problemsex-husband ex-wife relationship
Key Collaborators
Jacques Deray Director Jean-Jacques Tarbès Director of Photography Paul Cayatte Editor Michel Legrand Original Music Composer Jean-Claude Carrière Writer Jacques Deray Writer René Pignières Producer Paul Laffargue Production Design André Courrèges Costume Design
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