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A psychological drama about a dance marathon during the Great Depression, starring Jane Fonda and Michael Sarrazin. The film was nominated for nine Oscars but won none, and is known for its bleak ending and depiction of the era.
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.
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...
In the midst of the Great Depression, manipulative emcee Rocky (Gig Young) enlists contestants for a dance marathon offering a $1,500 cash prize. Among them are a failed actress (Jane Fonda), a ...
Apr 9, 2013 · "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 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.
A 1969 drama based on a novel by Horace McCoy, about a Depression-era dance marathon where desperate characters compete for a prize. Jane Fonda and Michael Sarrazin star as two partners who face the cruel host and the audience's scorn.
