

They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
"People are the ultimate spectacle."
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.
Movie Details
Languages
English
Studio
Palomar Pictures International
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Key Crew

James Poe
Screenplay

Sydney Pollack
Director

Robert Chartoff
Producer

Irwin Winkler
Producer
Cast

Jane Fonda
Gloria Beatty

Michael Sarrazin
Robert Syverton

Susannah York
Alice LeBlanc

Gig Young
Rocky Gravo

Red Buttons
Sailor

Bonnie Bedelia
Ruby Bates

Michael Conrad
Rollo

Bruce Dern
James Bates

Al Lewis
Turkey
Robert Fields
Joel

Severn Darden
Cecil

Allyn Ann McLerie
Shirl

Madge Kennedy
Mrs. Laydon

Jacquelyn Hyde
Jackie

Felice Orlandi
Mario

Art Metrano
Max
Gail Billings
Lillian
Lynn Willis
Coley James
Maxine Greene
Agnes

Mary Gregory
Nurse