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.
Genre: Drama
Stars: Jane Fonda, Michael Sarrazin, Susannah York, Gig Young, Red Buttons, Bonnie Bedelia
Crew: Horace McCoy (Novel), James Poe (Screenplay), Sydney Pollack (Director), Theodore B. Sills (Executive Producer), Harry Horner (Production Design), Tex Rudloff (Sound Re-Recording Mixer)
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Studio: Palomar Pictures International
Runtime: 120 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Dec 10, 1969
IMDb: 3.4
Keywords:dancing, based on novel or book, dance competition, boardwalk, marathon, pregnant woman, endurance, depression era, prize money, dance contest, contests and competitions, ballroom, assisted suicide, santa monica, california, depressed woman, survival competition, bleak, emcee, period film, desperate woman, suicide by gun, crazy competition, gun death, physical competition, santa monica pier, dance marathon
