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The Swimmer From: Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Academy Award¨ Winner Burt Lancaster Stars in The Classic Social Comedy The Swimmer New to DVD on April 29 Culver City, CA (February 11, 2003) - Hollywood film legend Burt Lancaster (Academy Award¨ & Golden Globe winner for Elmer Gantry) lights up the screen in "the best performance of his career" ("The Today Show") in the acclaimed and thought- provoking black comedy The Swimmer, available for the first time on DVD April 29 from Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment. One summer in an affluent Connecticut suburb, troubled middle-aged advertising man Ned Merrill (Lancaster) must confront all of his dreams and deceptions as he decides to "swim" home via the pools of his wealthy friends. Along the way he encounters several women from his past: a tempestuous teenage girl (Janet Landgard - Land Raiders), teetering at the edge of adolescence and womanhood; his embittered ex-mistress (Janice Rule - Bell, Book and Candle); and the sexy wife of an old friend (Kim Hunter - Planet of the Apes). Ned's revelatory journey is one of embarrassments, humiliation and steamy passion as he passes from one scenario to another, until he finally arrives home to an empty house ... and to a startling self-revelation. The Swimmer was co-directed by Frank Perry (Mommie Dearest) and acclaimed filmmaker Sydney Pollack (Out of Africa, Ordinary People) and featured Academy Award¨ winning composer Marvin Hamlisch's (The Way We Were, Ice Castles, A Chorus Line) first film score. DVD SPECIAL FEATURES INCLUDE: Digitally
Mastered Audio & Anamorphic Video Rated
PG Visit Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment on the Web at www.SonyPictures.com Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment is a Sony Pictures Entertainment company. SPE is a division of Sony Corporation of America, a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony Corporation. SPE's global operations encompass motion picture production and distribution; television production and distribution; digital content creation and distribution; worldwide channel investments; home entertainment acquisition and distribution; operation of studio facilities; development of new entertainment products, services and technologies; and distribution of filmed entertainment in 67 countries. Sony Pictures Entertainment can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.sonypictures.com.
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