Gloria
8.0/10 (1035 reviews)
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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 · A 1969 drama film about a dance marathon in the 1930s, starring Jane Fonda and Michael Sarrazin. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more.
- (21K)
- Drama
- Sydney Pollack
- 1970-08-20
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...
- 120 min
- 174.6K
- Graeme
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...
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- Sydney Pollack
- PG
- Jane Fonda
A film about a dance marathon in the Great Depression, where contestants compete for a cash prize and face physical and mental hardships. Gloria, a suicidal woman, asks Robert, a struggling director, to shoot her and end her misery, after they lose the contest and face humiliation.
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
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.
