They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)
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.
Director:
Sydney Pollack
Writers:
James Poe, Robert E. Thompson.
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Jane Fonda as Gloria Beatty |
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Michael Sarrazin as Robert Syverton |
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Susannah York as Alice LeBlanc |
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Gig Young as Rocky Gravo |
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Red Buttons as Sailor |
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Bonnie Bedelia as Ruby Bates |
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Michael Conrad as Rollo |
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Bruce Dern as James Bates |
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Al Lewis as Turkey |
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Robert Fields as Joel |
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Severn Darden as Cecil |
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Allyn Ann McLerie as Shirl |
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Madge Kennedy as Mrs. Laydon |
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Jacquelyn Hyde as Jackie |
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Felice Orlandi as Mario |
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Art Metrano as Max |
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Gail Billings as Lillian |
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Lynn Willis as Coley James |
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Maxine Greene as Agnes |
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Mary Gregory as Nurse |
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Robert Dunlap as College Boy |
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Paul Mantee as Jiggs |
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Tim Herbert as Doctor |
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Tom McFadden as Second Trainer |
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Noble 'Kid' Chissell as First Trainer |
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Ian Abercrombie as Male Dancer #74 (Uncredited) |
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Teddy Buckner as Band Member (Uncredited) |
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Fritzi Burr as Nurse (Uncredited) |
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Minta Durfee as Marathon Spectator (Uncredited) |
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Rudy Germane as Marathon Spectator (uncredited) |
| Writing | Horace McCoy | Novel |
| Writing | James Poe | Screenplay |
| Directing | Sydney Pollack | Director |
| Production | Theodore B. Sills | Executive Producer |
| Art | Harry Horner | Production Design |
| Sound | Tex Rudloff | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Frank McCoy | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Norval D. Crutcher | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Tom Overton | Sound Designer |
| Art | Frank R. McKelvy | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Brandon Kellogg | Sound Recordist |
| Production | Lynn Stalmaster | Casting |
| Production | Robert Chartoff | Producer |
| Editing | Fredric Steinkamp | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Donfeld | Costume Design |
| Production | Irwin Winkler | Producer |
| Writing | Robert E. Thompson | Screenplay |
| Camera | Philip H. Lathrop | Director of Photography |
| Production | Mort Heilig | Production Executive |
| Sound | Johnny Green | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Art Say | Still Photographer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carla Hadley | Hairdresser |
| Directing | Joyce Webb | Script Supervisor |
