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 Gloria Beatty (Jane Fonda), a malcontent who's partnered with a drifter, Robert Syverton (Michael Sarrazin); a pregnant farm girl (Bonnie Bedelia) and her husband (Bruce Dern); a sailor (Red Buttons); and an aspiring actress (Susannah York). As the marathon winds into a staggering second month, suspicion, doubt and insecurity rages among the competitors and even the decaying and increasingly manipulative Rocky, leading to a shocking crime.~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide

GENRE: Drama
MPAA RATING: R
RUN TIME: 2h 9m
RELEASE DATE: December 10, 1969
STARRING: Jane Fonda, Michael Sarrazin, Susannah York, Gig Young, Red Buttons
DIRECTOR(S): Sydney Pollack
PRODUCER(S): Robert Chartoff, Irwin Winkler
WRITER(S): James Poe, Robert E. Thompson
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