The Swimmer (1968) 720p Burt Lancaster, Janet Landgard, Joan Rivers, Janice Rule, Frank Perry

Welloff ad man Ned Merrill (Burt Lancaster) is visiting a friend when he notices the abundance of backyard pools that populate their upscale suburb. Ned suddenly decides that he d like to travel the eight miles back to his own home by simply swimming across every pool in town. Soon, Ned s journey becomes harrowing; at each house, he is somehow confronted with a reminder of his romantic, domestic and economic failures, until a final visit with an old flame (Janice Rule) leaves him devastated.