They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
“People are the ultimate spectacle.”
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
30 people
Jane Fonda
Gloria Beatty
Known for
Monster-in-Law
The Newsroom
Michael Sarrazin
Robert Syverton
Known for
The Gumball Rally
The Reincarnation of Peter Proud
Susannah York
Alice LeBlanc
Known for
Images
Superman II
Gig Young
Rocky Gravo
Known for
Game of Death
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
Red Buttons
Sailor
Known for
The Poseidon Adventure
Pete's Dragon
Bonnie Bedelia
Ruby Bates
Known for
Die Hard 2
Salem's Lot
Michael Conrad
Rollo
Known for
Hill Street Blues
The Longest Yard
Bruce Dern
James Bates
Known for
Nebraska
The Hateful Eight
Al Lewis
Turkey
Known for
The Munsters
Munster, Go Home!
Robert Fields
Joel
Known for
The Stepford Wives
The Incident
Severn Darden
Cecil
Known for
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
Saturday the 14th
Allyn Ann McLerie
Shirl
Known for
The Thorn Birds
Jeremiah Johnson
Sydney Pollack Director · James Poe Screenplay Robert E. Thompson Screenplay
Worldwide gross $13M · Budget $4.9M · United States release December 10, 1969
Box office
Budget
$4,860,000
Worldwide gross
$12,600,000
Gross vs. budget
2.6×
Production
Palomar Pictures International
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ABC Pictures
Production
Palomar Pictures
Production
ABC
Production
Winkler Films
Production
American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
Production
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · December 10, 1969
Theatrical
France
May 16, 1970 · Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
September 2, 1970 · Theatrical
Hungary
February 24, 1972 · Theatrical
Italy
July 25, 1970 · Premiere · Taormina Film Festival
October 9, 1970 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
July 17, 1970 · Theatrical
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