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- They Shoot Horses, Don't They? is a novel written by Horace McCoy and first published in 1935. The story mainly concerns a dance marathon during the Great Depression. It was adapted into Sydney Pollack 's 1969 film of the same name.
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They Shoot Horses, Don't They? is a 1969 American psychological drama film directed by Sydney Pollack, from a screenplay written by Robert E. Thompson and James Poe, based on Horace McCoy's 1935 novel of the same name. It stars Jane Fonda, Michael Sarrazin, Susannah York, Gig Young, Bonnie Bedelia, and Red Buttons.
Aug 20, 1970 · They Shoot Horses, Don't They?: Directed by Sydney Pollack. With Jane Fonda, Michael Sarrazin, Susannah York, Gig Young. The lives of a disparate group of contestants intertwine in an inhumanely grueling dance marathon.
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A film about a dance marathon in the Great Depression, where contestants compete for a cash prize and face physical and mental hardships. The plot follows the story of Gloria and Robert, two dancers who form a bond and face a tragic end.
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?, directed by Sydney Pollack in 1969, is the Gone with the Wind (1939) of dance-marathon movies. Based on a 1935 novel by Horace McCoy, it gave Jane Fonda her serious-acting breakthrough as Gloria, a cynical cookie who enters a California marathon as a way of staving off poverty until her totally unpromising movie ...
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? In the midst of the Great Depression, manipulative emcee Rocky (Gig Young) enlists contestants for a dance marathon offering a $1,500 cash prize.
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Jan 16, 2011 · Ebert praises Sydney Pollack's film as a masterful re-creation of the dance marathons of the 1930s, a grim and tragic contest of human endurance. He admires the performances of Jane Fonda, Michael Sarrazin, Red Buttons and others, and the inevitable ending that reflects the futility of life.
