Sneak Peek the newly restored, high definition Blu-ray/DVD release of director Frank Perry's 1968 indie classic "The Swimmer", starring actor Burt Lancaster, from Sony/Columbia and Sage Stallone's Grindhouse Releasing:
"...'Ned Merrill' (Lancaster) is a man who confronts his destiny by swimming home, pool by pool, through the suburban nightmare of upper-class East Coast society..."
Bonus features include "The Story Of The Swimmer", a 2 1/2 hour documentary by Oscar winner Chris Innis including interviews with cast actors including Janet Landgard, Joan Rivers and Marge Champion, composer Marvin Hamlisch, film editor Sidney Katz, assistant directors Michael Hertzberg and Ted Zachary, UCLA swim coach Bob Horn and Joanna Lancaster.
The Blu-ray also includes a rare vintage audio recording of author John Cheever reading his original "New Yorker" short story, a 12-page booklet with liner notes by director Stuart Gordon ("Re-Animator'), rare production stills from lost alternate scenes, an extensive still galleries, trailers, TV spots and a whole lot more.
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