They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)
People are the ultimate spectacle.
1969 · PG · 2h 0m · Drama
Genres: Drama
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.
Director: Sydney Pollack
Writers: Horace McCoy, James Poe, Robert E. Thompson
Music by: Johnny Green
Cinematography: Philip H. Lathrop
Editor: Fredric Steinkamp
Rated 7.6/10 by 383 viewers
Cast
Jane Fonda as Gloria BeattyMichael Sarrazin as Robert SyvertonSusannah York as Alice LeBlancGig Young as Rocky GravoRed Buttons as SailorBonnie Bedelia as Ruby BatesMichael Conrad as RolloBruce Dern as James BatesAl Lewis as TurkeyRobert Fields as JoelSevern Darden as CecilAllyn Ann McLerie as ShirlMore like this
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