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©2014
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1 Blu-ray Disc (95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 DVD videodisc (95 min. : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.) and 1 booklet ([10] pages : color illustrations ; 15 cm)
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1968
One summer morning a troubled suburbanite decides to "swim" home via the pools of his wealthy friends
Based on the story: The swimmer by John Cheever
Special features: "spectacular new digital restoration created from 4k scans for optimal picture quality; over 2 1/2 hours of documentary featurettes by Oscar winner Chris Innis (The Hurt Locker), featuring in-depth interviews with stars Janet Langard, Joan Rivers, and Marge Champion, composer Marvin Hamlisch, film editor Sidney Katz, assistant directors Michael Hertzberg and Ted Zachary, UCLA Olympic swim coach Bob Horn, and Joanna Lancaster; the original New Yorker short story read by author John Cheever; liner notes by legendary director Stuart Gordon (Re-animator); rare production stills from the lost alternate scenes; extensive still galleries, trailers, and TV spots; isolated stereo music track
Director of photography, David L. Quaid ; film editors, Sidney Katz, Carl Lerner, Pat Somerset ; music, Marvin Hamlisch
Burt Lancaster, Janet Landgard, Janice Rule, Marge Champion, Nancy Cushman, Charles Drake, Jhn Garfield, Jr., Bernie Hamilton, Kim Hunter, House Jameson, Richard McMurray, Diana Muldaur, Joan Rivers, Cornelia Otis Skinner, Doplh Sweet, Louise Troy, Diana van der Vlis
MPAA rating: PG
DVD; NTSC; Region 0 coding; widescreen (1.85:1 aspect ratio)
Blu-ray; all regions; widescreen (1.85:1 aspect ratio)
In English (mono.) with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles