They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
1969·Movie
·2h 0min·
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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.
Dance MarathonGreat Depression EraSocial CommentaryBleak and TragicPsychological DramaHistorical SettingExistential DespairShowbiz Dark SideMarathon of Suffering
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Directed by:
Sydney Pollack, Joyce Webb
Written by:
James Poe, Horace McCoy, Robert E. Thompson
Produced by:
Robert Chartoff, Irwin Winkler, Lynn Stalmaster
Composed by:
Tex Rudloff, Johnny Green, Tom Overton
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