Overview
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.
Details
- Director
- Sydney Pollack
- Writer
- Robert E. Thompson
- Original Language
- English
- Budget
- N/A
Cast
Al Lewis
Bonnie Bedelia
Bruce Dern
Gig Young
Jane Fonda
Michael Conrad
Michael Sarrazin
Red Buttons
Robert Fields
Susannah York
Keywords
assisted suicide
ballroom
based on novel or book
bleak
boardwalk
contests and competitions
crazy competition
dance competition
dance contest
dance marathon
dancing
depressed woman
depression era
desperate woman
emcee
endurance
gun death
marathon
period film
physical competition
pregnant woman
prize money
santa monica pier
santa monica
california
suicide by gun
survival competition
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