They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

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

People are the ultimate spectacle.

  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 1969-12-10
  • User Rating: 7.6/10 from 317 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 0min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Palomar Pictures International
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Sydney Pollack
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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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  • Jane Fonda

    as Gloria Beatty
  • Michael Sarrazin

    as Robert Syverton
  • Susannah York

    as Alice LeBlanc
  • Gig Young

    as Rocky Gravo
  • Red Buttons

    as Sailor
  • Bonnie Bedelia

    as Ruby Bates
  • Michael Conrad

    as Rollo
  • Bruce Dern

    as James Bates
  • Al Lewis

    as Turkey
  • Robert Fields

    as Joel
  • Severn Darden

    as Cecil
  • Allyn Ann McLerie

    as Shirl
  • Madge Kennedy

    as Mrs. Laydon
  • Jacquelyn Hyde

    as Jackie
  • Felice Orlandi

    as Mario
  • Art Metrano

    as Max
  • Gail Billings

    as Lillian
  • Lynn Willis

    as Coley James
  • Maxine Greene

    as Agnes
  • Mary Gregory

    as Nurse
  • Robert Dunlap

    as College Boy
  • Paul Mantee

    as Jiggs
  • Tim Herbert

    as Doctor
  • Tom McFadden

    as Second Trainer
  • Noble 'Kid' Chissell

    as First Trainer
  • Ian Abercrombie

    as Male Dancer #74 (Uncredited)
  • Teddy Buckner

    as Band Member (Uncredited)
  • Fritzi Burr

    as Nurse (Uncredited)
  • Minta Durfee

    as Marathon Spectator (Uncredited)
  • 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
Art Frank R. McKelvy Set Decoration
Sound Norval D. Crutcher Sound Effects Editor
Sound Tom Overton Sound Designer
Costume & Make-Up Frank McCoy Makeup Artist
Sound Brandon Kellogg Sound Recordist
Sound Tex Rudloff Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Production Robert Chartoff Producer
Camera Philip H. Lathrop Director of Photography
Writing Robert E. Thompson Screenplay
Editing Fredric Steinkamp Editor
Production Irwin Winkler Producer
Production Lynn Stalmaster Casting
Costume & Make-Up Donfeld Costume Design
Production Mort Heilig Production Executive
Sound Johnny Green Original Music Composer
Camera Art Say Still Photographer
Costume & Make-Up Carla Hadley Hairdresser