starring Paul Newman
Joanne Woodward , Tony Franciosa The colourful and intriguing city of New Orleans provides the background to this thriller, based on one of Ross Macdonald 's ' Harper ' novels. Private detective Lew Har per is summoned there by a client - and former girlfriend - who has been threatened by an anonymous letter. It's a case which leads to murder and blackmail, before the exciting climax in the ' drowning pool',
Screenplay by TRACY KEENAN WYNN LORENZO SEMPLE JR. WALTER HILL
Based on the novel by ROSS MACDONALD Produced by LAWRENCE TURMAN , DAVID FOSTER Directed by STUART ROSENBERG