"People are the ultimate spectacle." 10 December 1969 Drama 120 mins
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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Jane Fonda as Gloria Beatty
Michael Sarrazin as Robert Syverton
Susannah York as Alice LeBlanc
Gig Young as Rocky Gravo
Red Buttons as Sailor
Bonnie Bedelia as Ruby Bates
Michael Conrad as Rollo
Bruce Dern as James Bates
Al Lewis as Turkey
Robert Fields as Joel
Severn Darden as Cecil
Allyn Ann McLerie as Shirl
Madge Kennedy as Mrs. Laydon
Jacquelyn Hyde as Jackie
Felice Orlandi as Mario
Art Metrano as Max
Horace McCoy Novel
James Poe Screenplay
Sydney Pollack Director
Theodore B. Sills Executive Producer
Harry Horner Production Design
Frank R. McKelvy Set Decoration
Norval D. Crutcher Sound Effects Editor
Tom Overton Sound Designer
Frank McCoy Makeup Artist
Brandon Kellogg Sound Recordist
Tex Rudloff Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Robert Chartoff Producer
Philip H. Lathrop Director of Photography
Robert E. Thompson Screenplay
Fredric Steinkamp Editor
Irwin Winkler Producer
Danzad, danzad, malditos Trailer
On achève bien les chevaux Trailer
France 16 May 1970
United Kingdom 17 July 1970
Hungary 24 February 1972
Italy 09 October 1970
United States 10 December 1969
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