They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

1969

2h 0m

7.6

7.6/10

359 votes • View on IMDb

Drama

"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.

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Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies

Palomar Pictures International ABC Pictures Palomar Pictures ABC Chartoff-Winkler Productions

Production Countries

United States of America

Spoken Languages

English

Keywords

dancing based on novel or book dance competition boardwalk marathon pregnant woman endurance depression era prize money dance contest contests and competitions ballroom assisted suicide santa monica, california depressed woman survival competition bleak emcee period film desperate woman suicide by gun crazy competition gun death physical competition santa monica pier

Quick Facts

Release Date	December 10, 1969
Status	Released
Language	EN
IMDb ID	tt0065088

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

Key Crew

Sydney Pollack

Director

James Poe

Screenplay

Theodore B. Sills

Executive Producer

Robert E. Thompson