Movie
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1969-12-10
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Palomar Pictures International, ABC Pictures, Palomar Pictures, ABC, Winkler Films
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
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
Crew
- Sydney Pollack - Director
- James Poe - Screenplay
- Robert E. Thompson - Screenplay
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