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They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
People are the ultimate spectacle.
In the midst of the Great Depression, manipulative emcee Rocky enlists contestants for a dance marathon offering a $1,500 cash prize. Among them are a failed actress, a middle-aged sailor, a delusional blonde and a pregnant girl.
Cast
- Jane Fonda as Gloria Beatty
- Michael Sarrazin as Robert Syverton
- Susannah York as Alice LeBlanc
- Gig Young as Rocky Gravo
- Red Buttons as Sailor
- Bonnie Bedelia as Ruby Bates
- Michael Conrad as Rollo
- Bruce Dern as James Bates
- Al Lewis as Turkey
- Robert Fields as Joel
- Severn Darden as Cecil
- Allyn Ann McLerie as Shirl
Details
- Director
- Sydney Pollack
- Released
- December 10, 1969
- Runtime
- 2h
- Genres
- Drama
- Studio
- Palomar Pictures International, ABC Pictures and Palomar Pictures
- Status
- Released
- TMDB score
- 7.6 / 10 from 388 votes
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