They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

7.6
  • Genre: Drama
  • Run time: 120 min
  • Premiere: 1969. December 10.

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.

Discover

Jane Fonda

Gloria Beatty

Michael Sarrazin

Robert Syverton

Susannah York

Alice LeBlanc

Gig Young

Rocky Gravo

Red Buttons

Sailor

Bonnie Bedelia

Ruby Bates

Bruce Dern

James Bates

Al Lewis

Turkey

Madge Kennedy

Mrs. Laydon

Lynn Willis

Coley James

Robert Dunlap

College Boy

Tim Herbert

Doctor

Tom McFadden

Second Trainer

Noble 'Kid' Chissell

First Trainer

Ian Abercrombie

Male Dancer #74 (Uncredited)

Teddy Buckner

Band Member (Uncredited)

Fritzi Burr

Nurse (Uncredited)

Minta Durfee

Marathon Spectator (Uncredited)

Rudy Germane

Marathon Spectator (uncredited)

Art

Harry Horner

Production Design

Frank R. McKelvy

Set Decoration

Camera

Philip H. Lathrop

Director of Photography

Art Say

Still Photographer

Costume & Make-Up

Frank McCoy

Makeup Artist

Donfeld

Costume Design

Carla Hadley

Hairdresser

Directing

Sydney Pollack

Director

Joyce Webb

Script Supervisor

Editing

Production

Theodore B. Sills

Executive Producer

Irwin Winkler

Producer

Mort Heilig

Production Executive

Sound

Norval D. Crutcher

Sound Effects Editor

Tom Overton

Sound Designer

Brandon Kellogg

Sound Recordist

Tex Rudloff

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Johnny Green

Original Music Composer

Writing

James Poe

Screenplay

Art

Harry Horner

Production Design

Frank R. McKelvy

Set Decoration

Camera

Philip H. Lathrop

Director of Photography

Art Say

Still Photographer

Costume & Make-Up

Frank McCoy

Makeup Artist

Donfeld

Costume Design

Carla Hadley

Hairdresser

Directing

Sydney Pollack

Director

Joyce Webb

Script Supervisor

Editing

Production

Theodore B. Sills

Executive Producer

Irwin Winkler

Producer

Mort Heilig

Production Executive

Sound

Norval D. Crutcher

Sound Effects Editor

Tom Overton

Sound Designer

Brandon Kellogg

Sound Recordist

Tex Rudloff

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Johnny Green

Original Music Composer

Writing

James Poe

Screenplay