Man on a Swing

{{Short description|1974 film by Frank Perry}}

{{Infobox film

| name = Man on a Swing

| image = Man on a Swing poster.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Theatrical release poster

| director = Frank Perry

| producer = Howard B. Jaffe

| screenplay = David Zelag Goodman

| starring = Cliff Robertson
Joel Grey
Dorothy Tristan
Elizabeth Wilson
George Voskovec

| music = Lalo Schifrin

| cinematography = Adam Holender

| editing = Sidney Katz

| studio = Jaffilms Inc.

| distributor = Paramount Pictures

| released = {{Film date|1974|2|27}}

| runtime = 110 minutes

| country = United States

| language = English

| budget =

| gross =

}}

Man on a Swing is a 1974 American thriller film directed by Frank Perry and written by David Zelag Goodman. The film stars Cliff Robertson, Joel Grey, Dorothy Tristan, Elizabeth Wilson and George Voskovec and was released on February 27, 1974, by Paramount Pictures.{{cite web|last=Sayre |first=Nora |url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9404E6DA1031EF34BC4051DFB466838F669EDE |title=Movie Review - Man on a Swing - Film: It's Murder With Too Few Suspects: The Cast |work=The New York Times |date=1974-02-28 |access-date=2014-08-21}}{{cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/man_on_a_swing/ |title=Man on a Swing |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |date= |access-date=2014-08-21}}

The film is loosely drawn from a true-life murder investigation and based on the non-fiction book The Girl on the Volkswagen Floor (1971) by journalist William Arthur Clark.{{cite web|url=https://www.moriareviews.com/fantasy/man-on-a-swing-1974.htm|title=Man on a Swing (1974)|website=moriareviews.com|access-date=29 October 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://scopophiliamovieblog.com/2017/01/25/man-on-a-swing-1974|title=Man on a Swing (1974)|website=scopophiliamovieblog.com|date=25 January 2017|access-date=29 October 2020}}