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The most dangerous love-game ever played - The Swimming Pool
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Title: The Swimming Pool

Release Date: 31 Jan 1969

Runtime: 2h 3m

Genre: Drama, Thriller

Director: Société Nouvelle de Cinématographie, Tritone Cinematografica

Production Companies: Société Nouvelle de Cinématographie, Tritone Cinematografica

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.

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Average Vote: 7 (508 votes)

Cast

  • Marianne: Romy Schneider
  • Jean-Paul: Alain Delon
  • Harry: Maurice Ronet
  • Penelope: Jane Birkin
  • L'inspecteur Lévêque: Paul Crauchet
  • Fred: Steve Eckardt
  • La mulâtre: Maddly Bamy
  • Emilie: Suzie Jaspard
  • Un ami: Thierry Chabert
  • Singer: Ruth Price
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