Jane Fonda
Gloria
Search results
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.
- (20K)
- Drama
- Sydney Pollack
- 1970-08-20
Synopsis. 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.
People also ask
Is They Shoot Horses Don't They based on a true story?
Who directed 'They Shoot Horses & Don't They'?
What happens at the end of 'They Shoot Horses Don't They'?
Why does 'They Shoot Horses Don't They' hold our attention?
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 ...
Cinerama presents a film directed by Sydney Pollack. Screenplay by James Poe and Robert E. Thompson. Running time: 123 minutes. MPAA Rating: PG. Review / Roger Ebert (1970) Erase the forced smiles from the desperate faces, and what the dance marathons of the 1930s came down to was fairly simple.
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.
- (34)
- Drama
- PG
