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 .. Read more
| Starring | Jane Fonda, Gig Young, Michael Sarrazin, Susannah York |
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| Director | Sydney Pollack |
| Genres | Drama |
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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
| Starring | Jane Fonda, Gig Young, Michael Sarrazin, Susannah York, Red Buttons, Bonnie Bedelia, Bruce Dern, Allyn Ann McLerie |
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| Director | Sydney Pollack |
| Studio | FREMANTLE |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 59 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 1969 To Rent: DVD: 13 Oct 2008 |
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Horrors of American Capitalism
This story is a metaphor for the horrors of the capitalist depression period in the USA and how it destroyed the working class with a system of ruthless ... read more »
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a feat of endurance
Whatever you make of the story - it's pretty depressing, and not for all tastes - the way the movie presented on this DVD is a travesty. It was shot in 2. ... read more »
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Surprisingly good
We ordered this by mistake, however it was gripping throughout but had a very dark ending - very thought provoking.
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AMAZING film: set against the great depression, agonizing to watch
I stumbled upon this film when looking at lists of Academy award films and I'm so happy I found it.
Some parts were cruelly hard to watch. The ... read more »
Sydney Pollack 1934-2008 Sydney Pollack, the American actor and filmmaker, passed away after a battle with cancer, Monday. He was 73. Pollack won the Academy Award for Best Director and Best Picture for Out of Africa in 1985, and was nominated on three other occasions, for Tootsie, They Shoot Horses, Don't They, and as producer on last year's Michael Clayton. Pollack was perhaps more familiar to filmgoers than most directors on the strength of several notable supporting roles including Eyes... Read more
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