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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.
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.
Jul 16, 2018 · The film focuses on a disparate group of characters desperate to win a Depression-era dance marathon and the opportunistic emcee (MC) who urges them on to...
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...
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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 ...
Jan 16, 2011 · "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?' is a masterful re-creation of the marathon era for audiences that are mostly unfamiliar with it. In addition to everything else it does, "Horses" holds our attention because it tells us something we didn't know about human nature and American society.
A young boy by the name of Robert sees his hillbilly father shoot a horse with a broken leg to put it out of its misery. Years later, it's the Great Depression, the 1930's. Robert dreamed of being a great filmmaker but is now almost broke.
