They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
People are the ultimate spectacle.
1969
Rated
PG
120
minutes
Drama
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.
Language
English
Release Date
December 10, 1969
Academy Awards
Best Supporting Actor
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
Maxine Greene
Agnes
Mary Gregory
Nurse
Robert Dunlap
College Boy
Paul Mantee
Jiggs
Tim Herbert
Doctor
Tom McFadden
Second Trainer
Noble 'Kid' Chissell
First Trainer
Ian Abercrombie
Male Dancer #74 (Uncredited)
Teddy Buckner
Band Member (Uncredited)
Fritzi Burr
Nurse (Uncredited)
Minta Durfee
Marathon Spectator (Uncredited)
Show Full Crew
Directing
Writing
Production
Irwin Winkler
Producer
Lynn Stalmaster
Casting
Robert Chartoff
Producer
Mort Heilig
Production Executive
Theodore B. Sills
Executive Producer
Camera
Costume & Make-Up
Editing
Sound
Johnny Green
Original Music Composer
Tom Overton
Sound Designer
Tex Rudloff
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Norval D. Crutcher
Sound Effects Editor
Brandon Kellogg
Sound Recordist
Art