Summary:
A total of nine Academy Award nominations went to this wildly acclaimed, allegorical drama set amongst the contestants in a marathon dance contest during the Great Depression. Gig Young stars as Rocky, the obnoxious emcee for a dance marathon that offers prize money of 1,500, a small fortune during hard economic times that brings out the worst in several participants. Among them are ... Full Summary >>

Cast:
Jane Fonda - (Gloria)
Michael Sarrazin - (Robert)
Susannah York - (Alice)
Gig Young - (Rocky)
Red Buttons - (Sailor)
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Review:
Appearing throughout the 1960s in forgettable light comedies and overdone potboilers (some directed by her then-husband, Roger Vadim), Jane Fonda hardly seemed to be an actress with a memorable career ahead of her. That changed in 1969, with They Shoot Horses, Don't They?, in which Fonda gave her first inarguably great performance as Gl... Continue >>

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