They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

Name: They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
Genre: Drama
Released: 1969
Duration: 120 min
Rating: 7.6

1969 · 120 min

Drama

★ 7.6

not streaming

Trailer

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.

Crew

Director Sydney Pollack
Screenplay James Poe
Screenplay Robert E. Thompson
Director of Photography Philip H. Lathrop

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

Crew

Director — Sydney Pollack
Screenplay — James Poe
Screenplay — Robert E. Thompson
Director of Photography — Philip H. Lathrop

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