People are the ultimate spectacle.
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.
Jane Fonda
Gloria Beatty
Michael Sarrazin
Robert Syverton
Susannah York
Alice LeBlanc
Gig Young
Rocky Gravo
Red Buttons
Sailor
Bonnie Bedelia
Ruby Bates
Michael Conrad
Rollo
Bruce Dern
James Bates
Al Lewis
Turkey
Robert Fields
Joel
Severn Darden
Cecil
Allyn Ann McLerie
Shirl
Dance with Me
What to Expect When You're Expecting
Birds of Paradise
Black Swan
Step Up 2: The Streets
Feel the Beat
Burlesque
Seabiscuit
Hairspray
The Salt Path
Strictly Ballroom
La La Land
Factotum
The Entertainer
The Homesman
Silver Linings Playbook
Suspiria
Heartbeats
Frankie & Alice
Awakenings