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They Shoot Horses, Don't They?(1969)

People are the ultimate spectacle.

  • December 10, 1969
  • 2 h
  • PG
  • Drama
7.6TMDB · 382 votes
7.8IMDb
82%Rotten Tomatoes
72/100Metacritic

Directed by: Sydney Pollack

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

    Jane Fonda

    Gloria Beatty

  • Michael Sarrazin

    Michael Sarrazin

    Robert Syverton

  • Susannah York

    Susannah York

    Alice LeBlanc

  • Gig Young

    Gig Young

    Rocky Gravo

  • Red Buttons

    Red Buttons

    Sailor

  • Bonnie Bedelia

    Bonnie Bedelia

    Ruby Bates

  • Michael Conrad

    Michael Conrad

    Rollo

  • Bruce Dern

    Bruce Dern

    James Bates

  • Al Lewis

    Al Lewis

    Turkey

  • Robert Fields

    Robert Fields

    Joel

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