They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
"People are the ultimate spectacle."
1969-12-10
7.6
en 120mDrama
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
Novel
Horace McCoy
Screenplay
James Poe
Executive Producer
Theodore B. Sills
Production Design
Harry Horner
Set Decoration
Frank R. McKelvy
dancing based on novel or book dance competition boardwalk marathon pregnant woman endurance depression era prize money dance contest contests and competitions ballroom assisted suicide santa monica, california depressed woman survival competition bleak emcee period film desperate woman suicide by gun crazy competition gun death physical competition santa monica pier dance marathon
Status
ReleasedCountries
- United States of America
Companies
- Palomar Pictures International
- ABC Pictures
- Palomar Pictures
- ABC
