They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
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Overview
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.
Year 1969
Studio Palomar Pictures International, ABC Pictures, Palomar Pictures, ABC, Chartoff-Winkler Productions
Director Sydney Pollack
Crew Horace McCoy (Novel), James Poe (Screenplay), Sydney Pollack (Director), Theodore B. Sills (Executive Producer), Harry Horner (Production Design), Frank R. McKelvy (Set Decoration)
Popularity 3
Language English
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