The Drowning Pool Poster Original Daybill 1975 Paul Newman
Daybill Poster.The Drowning Pool is a 1975 American thriller film directed by Stuart Rosenberg and based upon Ross Macdonald's novel of the same name. The film stars Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, and Anthony Franciosa, and is a loose sequel to Harper. The setting is shifted from California to Louisiana. The film was shot in late 1974. Location filming occurred in Lafayette and New Orleans.The melody to the international hit song "Killing Me Softly with His Song" is heard playing in the background of several scenes in the film. The movie was nominated as best picture of the year by the Edgar Allan Poe Awards. The film performed well in cinemas in Italy, France, Spain, and South Africa.