The Swimming Pool (1969)

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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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
• Maddly Bamy as La mulâtre
• Thierry Chabert as Un ami
• Steve Eckardt as Fred
• Ruth Price as Singer (uncredited)

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