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They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

People are the ultimate spectacle.

  • Movie
  • 1969
  • PG
  • 2h

Directed by Sydney Pollack

7.6

TMDB audience rating
7.6 out of 10 from 392 votes

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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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Cast and crew

  • Jane Fonda

    Jane FondaGloria Beatty

  • Michael Sarrazin

    Michael SarrazinRobert Syverton

  • Susannah York

    Susannah YorkAlice LeBlanc

  • Gig Young

    Gig YoungRocky Gravo

  • Red Buttons

    Red ButtonsSailor

  • Bonnie Bedelia

    Bonnie BedeliaRuby Bates

  • Michael Conrad

    Michael ConradRollo

  • Bruce Dern

    Bruce DernJames Bates

  • Al Lewis

    Al LewisTurkey

  • Robert Fields

    Robert FieldsJoel

  • Severn Darden

    Severn DardenCecil

  • Allyn Ann McLerie

    Allyn Ann McLerieShirl

  • Madge Kennedy

    Madge KennedyMrs. Laydon

  • Jacquelyn Hyde

    Jacquelyn HydeJackie

  • Felice Orlandi

    Felice OrlandiMario

  • Art Metrano

    Art MetranoMax

  • Gail BillingsLillian

  • Lynn WillisColey James

Director
Sydney Pollack
Writer
Horace McCoy, James Poe and Robert E. Thompson
Music
Johnny Green
Cinematography
Philip H. Lathrop