Release Date: December 10th, 1969
DVD Release Date: October 12th, 1999
PG|2 hr 1 min
Plot Summary
In the midst of the Great Depression, manipulative emcee Rocky (Gig Young) enlists contestants for a dance marathon offering a $1,500 cash prize. Among them are a failed actress (Jane Fonda), a middle-aged sailor (Red Buttons), a delusional blonde (Susannah York) and a pregnant girl (Bonnie Bedelia). Days turn into weeks as the competition drags on and people either drop out or expire. Rocky, however, will do anything for publicity and initiates a series of grueling derbies.
Cast: Jane Fonda, Michael Sarrazin, Susannah York, Gig Young, Red Buttons, Bonnie Bedelia, Bruce Dern, Michael Conrad
Director: Sydney Pollack
Genres: Drama
Distributors: Cinema Releasing Corporation
Keywords: 1930s, Underdog, Wife
