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Swimmer (The) (Blu-ray) (1968)
When you talk about "The Swimmer" will you talk about yourself?Director: Frank Perry (Uncredited: Sydney Pollack)
Year of Copyright: 1968
Year of Production: 1966-67
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
* The Film
Isolated Music Score (in Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo)
"The Story of The Swimmer" 2014 documentary (Play All - 138:53):
- Part 1: Backstroke (24:38)
- Part 2: East River Crawl (25:41)
- Part 3: Beneath the Surface (29:52)
- Part 4: The Deep (30:03)
- Part 5: Shallow End (28:39)
"Allison Anders interviews Marge Champion" 2013 interview (17:55)
"The Swimmer Read by the Author John Cheever" reading (25:41)
Title Sequence Outtakes (4:04)
Still Galleries:
- Frank Perry's Storyboards (14 images)
- Production Stills (138 images)
- Janet Landgard Stills (34 images)
- Deleted Barbara Loden Scene (46 images)
- U.S. Promotional Materials (53 images)
- International Promotional Materials (27 images)
Filmographies:
- Frank Perry Filmography (2 text pages)
- Eleanor Perry Filmography (2 text pages)
- Janet Landgard Filmography (1 text pages)
Trailers and TV Spots (Play All - 4:53):
- U.S. Theatrical Trailer (2:43)
- TV Spot A (1:02)
- TV Spot #1 (0:22)
- TV Spot #2 (0:22)
- TV Spot X (0:12)
- TV Spot Y (0:12)
Grindhouse Releasing Trailers (Play All - 14:44):
- "An American Hippie in Israel" (3:01)
- "The Big Gundown" (2:13)
- "Corruption" (2:06)
- "Gone with the Pope" (2:00)
- "The Beyond" (3:27)
- "Cannibal Holocaust" (1:57)
Disc Credits (2 text pages)
DISC TWO (DVD)
* The Film
Isolated Music Score (in Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo)
"The Story of The Swimmer" 2014 documentary (Play All - 138:53):
- Part 1: Backstroke (24:38)
- Part 2: East River Crawl (25:41)
- Part 3: Beneath the Surface (29:52)
- Part 4: The Deep (30:03)
- Part 5: Shallow End (28:39)
"Allison Anders interviews Marge Champion" 2013 interview (17:54)
"The Swimmer Read by the Author John Cheever" reading (25:39)
Still Galleries:
- Frank Perry's Storyboards (14 images)
- Production Stills (138 images)
- Janet Landgard Stills (34 images)
- Deleted Barbara Loden Scene (46 images)
- U.S. Promotional Materials (53 images)
- International Promotional Materials (27 images)
Filmographies:
- Frank Perry Filmography (2 text pages)
- Eleanor Perry Filmography (2 text pages)
- Janet Landgard Filmography (1 text pages)
Trailers and TV Spots (Play All - 4:53):
- U.S. Theatrical Trailer (2:43)
- TV Spot A (1:02)
- TV Spot #1 (0:22)
- TV Spot #2 (0:22)
- TV Spot X (0:12)
- TV Spot Y (0:12)
Disc Credits (2 text pages)
DVD-ROM
- "First Time's the Charm: Marvin Hamlisch's Scoring of The Swimmer" by Gergely Huba (7 pages) (PDF)
- Original Screenplay (107 pages) (PDF)
- "The Shallow End: Or How the Swimmer Drowned" by Eleanor Perry (49 pages) (PDF) -
Subtitles:English, French, Spanish
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Comes with a 12-page liner notes booklet "The Haunting of Ned Merrill" by Stuart Gordon.
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Easter eggs:(All on the Blu-ray disc only.)
EASTER EGG #1:
Go to the extras menu, enter. Scroll down and highlight "Trailers and TV Spots", enter. Scroll down to "Go Back Special Features", click left and a film reel icon appears, enter.
A trailer for Chris Sollar's 18-minute spoof of The Swimmer (2:01)
EASTER EGG #2:
Go to the extras menu, enter. Scroll down and highlight "Filmographies", enter. Scroll down and highlight "Frank Perry Filmography", click left and a small green camera icon appears, enter.
Bruce Davison talking about the film Last Summer (3:55)
EASTER EGG #3:
Go to the extras menu, enter. Scroll down and highlight "Filmographies", enter. Scroll down and highlight "Janet Landgard Filmography", enter. A "Watch the Trailer" icon is highlighted automatically for Land Raiders (1969), play.
Trailer for Land Raiders (2:57)
EASTER EGG #4:
Go to Set-up page, highlight "Isolated Stereo Music Track", click left or right and a small keyboard icon appears, enter.
Additional interview segments with score composer Marvin Hamlisch (5:52) -
Special thanks to Rewind user Darrel_Griffin for providing these specifications.
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Have you spotted a mistake in these specifications? If so, let us know via our forums. -
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
* The Film
Isolated Music Score (in Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo)
"The Story of The Swimmer" 2014 documentary (Play All - 138:53):
- Part 1: Backstroke (24:38)
- Part 2: East River Crawl (25:41)
- Part 3: Beneath the Surface (29:52)
- Part 4: The Deep (30:03)
- Part 5: Shallow End (28:39)
"Allison Anders interviews Marge Champion" 2013 interview (17:55)
"The Swimmer Read by the Author John Cheever" reading (25:41)
Title Sequence Outtakes (4:04)
Still Galleries:
- Frank Perry's Storyboards (14 images)
- Production Stills (138 images)
- Janet Landgard Stills (34 images)
- Deleted Barbara Loden Scene (46 images)
- U.S. Promotional Materials (53 images)
- International Promotional Materials (27 images)
Filmographies:
- Frank Perry Filmography (2 text pages)
- Eleanor Perry Filmography (2 text pages)
- Janet Landgard Filmography (1 text pages)
Trailers and TV Spots (Play All - 4:53):
- U.S. Theatrical Trailer (2:43)
- TV Spot A (1:02)
- TV Spot #1 (0:22)
- TV Spot #2 (0:22)
- TV Spot X (0:12)
- TV Spot Y (0:12)
Grindhouse Releasing Trailers (Play All - 14:44):
- "An American Hippie in Israel" (3:01)
- "The Big Gundown" (2:13)
- "Corruption" (2:06)
- "Gone with the Pope" (2:00)
- "The Beyond" (3:27)
- "Cannibal Holocaust" (1:57)
Disc Credits (2 text pages)
DISC TWO (DVD)
* The Film
Isolated Music Score (in Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo)
"The Story of The Swimmer" 2014 documentary (Play All - 138:53):
- Part 1: Backstroke (24:38)
- Part 2: East River Crawl (25:41)
- Part 3: Beneath the Surface (29:52)
- Part 4: The Deep (30:03)
- Part 5: Shallow End (28:39)
"Allison Anders interviews Marge Champion" 2013 interview (17:54)
"The Swimmer Read by the Author John Cheever" reading (25:39)
Still Galleries:
- Frank Perry's Storyboards (14 images)
- Production Stills (138 images)
- Janet Landgard Stills (34 images)
- Deleted Barbara Loden Scene (46 images)
- U.S. Promotional Materials (53 images)
- International Promotional Materials (27 images)
Filmographies:
- Frank Perry Filmography (2 text pages)
- Eleanor Perry Filmography (2 text pages)
- Janet Landgard Filmography (1 text pages)
Trailers and TV Spots (Play All - 4:53):
- U.S. Theatrical Trailer (2:43)
- TV Spot A (1:02)
- TV Spot #1 (0:22)
- TV Spot #2 (0:22)
- TV Spot X (0:12)
- TV Spot Y (0:12)
Disc Credits (2 text pages)
DVD-ROM
- "First Time's the Charm: Marvin Hamlisch's Scoring of The Swimmer" by Gergely Huba (7 pages) (PDF)
- Original Screenplay (107 pages) (PDF)
- "The Shallow End: Or How the Swimmer Drowned" by Eleanor Perry (49 pages) (PDF)
DISC THREE Soundtrack by Marvin Hamlisch (CD)
1. Theme From The Swimmer / Big Splash (3:01)
2. Easy Four (2:59)
3. The Dive / Don't Come Back / Slow Walk / The Horse (3:44)
4. Lucinda River / Two People (3:43)
5. Hurdles (3:01)
6. Carnival (2:24)
7. Lovely Hair (2:34)
8. Down The Steps / On The Road (2:03)
9. My Kids Love Me / Traveling Home / Closer To Home / Home / Marcia Funebre (4:38)
10. Theme From The Swimmer (Reprise) (1:17) -
Subtitles:English, French, Spanish
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Comes with a 12-page liner notes booklet "The Haunting of Ned Merrill" by Stuart Gordon, a reversible cover and a slipcase with alternate artwork.
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Easter eggs:(All on the Blu-ray disc only.)
EASTER EGG #1:
Go to the extras menu, enter. Scroll down and highlight "Trailers and TV Spots", enter. Scroll down to "Go Back Special Features", click left and a film reel icon appears, enter.
A trailer for Chris Sollar's 18-minute spoof of The Swimmer (2:01)
EASTER EGG #2:
Go to the extras menu, enter. Scroll down and highlight "Filmographies", enter. Scroll down and highlight "Frank Perry Filmography", click left and a small green camera icon appears, enter.
Bruce Davison talking about the film Last Summer (3:55)
EASTER EGG #3:
Go to the extras menu, enter. Scroll down and highlight "Filmographies", enter. Scroll down and highlight "Janet Landgard Filmography", enter. A "Watch the Trailer" icon is highlighted automatically for Land Raiders (1969), play.
Trailer for Land Raiders (2:57)
EASTER EGG #4:
Go to Set-up page, highlight "Isolated Stereo Music Track", click left or right and a small keyboard icon appears, enter.
Additional interview segments with score composer Marvin Hamlisch (5:52) -
Special thanks to Rewind user Darrel_Griffin for providing these specifications.
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Have you spotted a mistake in these specifications? If so, let us know via our forums. -
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
* The Film
Isolated Music Score (in Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo)
"The Story of The Swimmer" 2014 documentary (Play All - 138:53):
- Part 1: Backstroke (24:38)
- Part 2: East River Crawl (25:41)
- Part 3: Beneath the Surface (29:52)
- Part 4: The Deep (30:03)
- Part 5: Shallow End (28:39)
"Allison Anders interviews Marge Champion" 2013 interview (17:55)
"The Swimmer Read by the Author John Cheever" reading (25:41)
Title Sequence Outtakes (4:04)
Still Galleries:
- Frank Perry's Storyboards (14 images)
- Production Stills (138 images)
- Janet Landgard Stills (34 images)
- Deleted Barbara Loden Scene (46 images)
- U.S. Promotional Materials (53 images)
- International Promotional Materials (27 images)
Filmographies:
- Frank Perry Filmography (2 text pages)
- Eleanor Perry Filmography (2 text pages)
- Janet Landgard Filmography (1 text pages)
Trailers and TV Spots (Play All - 4:53):
- U.S. Theatrical Trailer (2:43)
- TV Spot A (1:02)
- TV Spot #1 (0:22)
- TV Spot #2 (0:22)
- TV Spot X (0:12)
- TV Spot Y (0:12)
Grindhouse Releasing Trailers (Play All - 14:44):
- "An American Hippie in Israel" (3:01)
- "The Big Gundown" (2:13)
- "Corruption" (2:06)
- "Gone with the Pope" (2:00)
- "The Beyond" (3:27)
- "Cannibal Holocaust" (1:57)
Disc Credits (2 text pages)
DISC TWO (DVD)
* The Film
Isolated Music Score (in Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo)
"The Story of The Swimmer" 2014 documentary (Play All - 138:53):
- Part 1: Backstroke (24:38)
- Part 2: East River Crawl (25:41)
- Part 3: Beneath the Surface (29:52)
- Part 4: The Deep (30:03)
- Part 5: Shallow End (28:39)
"Allison Anders interviews Marge Champion" 2013 interview (17:54)
"The Swimmer Read by the Author John Cheever" reading (25:39)
Still Galleries:
- Frank Perry's Storyboards (14 images)
- Production Stills (138 images)
- Janet Landgard Stills (34 images)
- Deleted Barbara Loden Scene (46 images)
- U.S. Promotional Materials (53 images)
- International Promotional Materials (27 images)
Filmographies:
- Frank Perry Filmography (2 text pages)
- Eleanor Perry Filmography (2 text pages)
- Janet Landgard Filmography (1 text pages)
Trailers and TV Spots (Play All - 4:53):
- U.S. Theatrical Trailer (2:43)
- TV Spot A (1:02)
- TV Spot #1 (0:22)
- TV Spot #2 (0:22)
- TV Spot X (0:12)
- TV Spot Y (0:12)
Disc Credits (2 text pages)
DVD-ROM
- "First Time's the Charm: Marvin Hamlisch's Scoring of The Swimmer" by Gergely Huba (7 pages) (PDF)
- Original Screenplay (107 pages) (PDF)
- "The Shallow End: Or How the Swimmer Drowned" by Eleanor Perry (49 pages) (PDF)
DISC THREE Soundtrack by Marvin Hamlisch (CD)
1. Theme From The Swimmer / Big Splash (3:01)
2. Easy Four (2:59)
3. The Dive / Don't Come Back / Slow Walk / The Horse (3:44)
4. Lucinda River / Two People (3:43)
5. Hurdles (3:01)
6. Carnival (2:24)
7. Lovely Hair (2:34)
8. Down The Steps / On The Road (2:03)
9. My Kids Love Me / Traveling Home / Closer To Home / Home / Marcia Funebre (4:38)
10. Theme From The Swimmer (Reprise) (1:17) -
Subtitles:English, French, Spanish
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
-
Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
-
Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Comes with a 12-page liner notes booklet "The Haunting of Ned Merrill" by Stuart Gordon, a reversible cover, and a slipcase with identical artwork.
Limited to 2000 copies. -
Easter eggs:(All on the Blu-ray disc only.)
EASTER EGG #1:
Go to the extras menu, enter. Scroll down and highlight "Trailers and TV Spots", enter. Scroll down to "Go Back Special Features", click left and a film reel icon appears, enter.
A trailer for Chris Sollar's 18-minute spoof of The Swimmer (2:01)
EASTER EGG #2:
Go to the extras menu, enter. Scroll down and highlight "Filmographies", enter. Scroll down and highlight "Frank Perry Filmography", click left and a small green camera icon appears, enter.
Bruce Davison talking about the film Last Summer (3:55)
EASTER EGG #3:
Go to the extras menu, enter. Scroll down and highlight "Filmographies", enter. Scroll down and highlight "Janet Landgard Filmography", enter. A "Watch the Trailer" icon is highlighted automatically for Land Raiders (1969), play.
Trailer for Land Raiders (2:57)
EASTER EGG #4:
Go to Set-up page, highlight "Isolated Stereo Music Track", click left or right and a small keyboard icon appears, enter.
Additional interview segments with score composer Marvin Hamlisch (5:52) -
Special thanks to Rewind user Darrel_Griffin for providing these specifications.
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Have you spotted a mistake in these specifications? If so, let us know via our forums. -
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Commentaries:Audio commentary by historian Justin Bozung (2022)
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Extras:Isolated Music & Effects Track in LPCM 1.0 (48kHz)
"Allison Anders interviews Marge Champion" 2013 interview (17:55)
"Against the Tide: Richard Ayoade on The Swimmer" 2022 interview (10:51)
"The Swimmer Read by the Author John Cheever" reading (25:37)
Title Sequence Outtakes (4:04)
Trailers from Hell with Illeana Douglas: The Swimmer (5:20)
Image Galleries:
- The Swimmer Image Gallery: Frank Perry's Storyboards (14 images)
- The Swimmer Image Gallery: Deleted Barbara Loden Scene (46 images)
- The Swimmer Image Gallery: Production Stills (109 images)
- The Swimmer Image Gallery: Behind the Scenes (60 images)
- The Swimmer Image Gallery: Original Promotional Material (55 images)
- The Swimmer Image Gallery: Janet Landgard Stills (34 images)
Trailer & TV Spots (Play All - 4:54)
- US Theatrical Trailer (2:43)
- TV Spot #1 (0:22)
- TV Spot #2 (0:22)
- TV Spot A (1:02)
- TV Spot X (0:12)
- TV Spot Y (0:12) -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English LPCM 1.0 (48kHz)
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Numbered limited edition of 5,000 copies.
Comes with:
- A slipbox, a reversible cover, a double sided poster, an 80-page liner notes book with a new essay by Sophie Monks Kaufman, a profile of writer John Cheever, extracts from interviews with Frank Perry and Eleanor Perry on the making of the film, an overview of contemporary critical responses and film credits. -
Special thanks to Rewind user Darrel_Griffin for providing these specifications.
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Have you spotted a mistake in these specifications? If so, let us know via our forums. -
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OVERALL: Draw
The US releases and the UK release have some differing exclusive extras. Note the US 3 disc editions also include the soundtrack CD.
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CUTS:
- Blu-ray ALL America- Grindhouse Releasing - No cuts (95:09)
- Blu-ray ALL 3 Disc Deluxe Edition America- Grindhouse Releasing - No cuts (95:09)
- Blu-ray ALL 3 Disc Limited Edition America- Grindhouse Releasing - No cuts (95:09)
- Blu-ray B Limited Edition United Kingdom- Powerhouse Films - No cuts (95:05)
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Comparison added by Eric_Cotenas on 20/03/14
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 21/04/23UPDATE LOG:
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