THEY SHOOT HORSES DON'T THEY [IMPORT]

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• Release Year: 1969
• Genre: Drama
• Plot: Nominated for nine Academy Awards, this 'vivid' (Cue), 'fascinating' (Leonard Maltin) film stars Oscar winner Jane Fonda as a woman driven to seize her last best chance during the very worst of times. A 'brilliant' (L.A. Herald-Examiner) achievement by director Sydney Pollack, it is 'a stunning period piece' (Variety). ; ; In Depression-era America, desperation spawned a bizarre fad: the dance marathon. Couples competed to stay on their feet for thousands of hours, and audiences flocked to watch. But Gloria (Fonda) doesn't think of herself as a spectacle. She is a fierce, unforgiving contestant in a battle she's determined to win. At stake is much more than the $1.500 prize. The marathon is her only hope for dignity, accomplishment...and salvation.
• Cast: Jane Fonda, Michael Sarrazin, Susannah York, Gig Young, Red Buttons, Bonnie Bedelia, Michael Conrad, Bruce Dern, Al Lewis, Robert Fields, Severn Darden, Allyn Ann McLerie, Madge Kennedy, Jacquelyn Hyde, Felice Orlandi, Art Metrano, Gail Billings, Lynn Willis, Maxine Greene, Mary Gregory, Robert Dunlap, Paul Mantee, Tim Herbert, Tom McFadden, Noble 'Kid' Chissel, Ian Abercrombie, Hugh Bell, Ronnie Bright, Teddy Buckner, Hadley Calliman, Teddy Edwards, Thurman Green, Joe Harris, Marilyn Hassett, Bobby Hutcherson, Ike Isaacs, Peggy Adams Laird, Harold Land, Philo McCullough, Beverlee McKinsey, Cynthia Myers, Flower Parry, Les Robertson, Sheela Tessler, Sydney Pollack
• Director: Sydney Pollack
• Runtime: 2:00
• Company: ABC Pictures Corp, Palomar Pictures, Chartoff Winker/Pollack Production, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Home Entertainment
• Media Format: Movie