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They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

People are the ultimate spectacle.

1969 · PG · 2h

Directed by Sydney Pollack

7.6

TMDB audience score
392 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

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.

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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