They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)

They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969) (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
BAFTA Awards
Golden Globes
Oscar Academy Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Mono )
Italian ( Mono )
Italian ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Italy ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
116 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (2.35:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Making Of
Scene Access
Trailer(s)
Remastered

Movie filmed in 1969 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Sydney Pollack

Written By:
Horace McCoy
James Poe

Actors:
Jane Fonda ..... Gloria
Michael Sarrazin ..... Robert
Susannah York ..... Alice
Gig Young ..... Rocky
Red Buttons ..... Sailor
Bonnie Bedelia ..... Ruby
Michael Conrad ..... Rollo
Bruce Dern ..... James
Al Lewis ..... Turkey
Robert Fields ..... Joel
Severn Darden ..... Cecil
Allyn Ann McLerie ..... Shirl
Madge Kennedy ..... Mrs. Laydon
Jacquelyn Hyde ..... Jackie
Felice Orlandi ..... Mario

Synopsis:

As one of the most acclaimed films of its time, Sydney Pollack's dance marathon masterpiece picked up an amazing 9 Academy Award nominations in 1969. With dazzling performances from the entire cast, it is easy to see why this film is universally regarded as a true movie classic. In the dark days of the depression, dance marathons became a way for desperate people to compete for prize money. Events would last for days, as contestants pushed themselves beyond the point of exhaustion while the barbarous crowds watched on, wagering money for sport and profit. Against this backdrop, the lives of a disparate group of contestants become intertwined. Brought together by chance, they move relentlessly around the dance floor in search of a dream... the clock ticks on... which of them will survive?

Gloria is a young woman of the Depression. She has aged beyond her years and feels her life is hopeless, having been cheated and betrayed many times in her past. While recovering from a suicide attempt, she gets the idea from a movie magazine to head for Hollywood to make it as an actress. Robert is a desperate Hollywood citizen trying to become a director, never doubting that he'll make it. Robert and Gloria meet and decide to enter a dance marathon, one of the crazes of the thirties. The grueling dancing takes its toll on Gloria's already weakened spirit, and she tells Robert that she'd be better off dead, that her life is hopeless - all the while acting cruelly and bitterly, alienating those around her, trying to convince him to shoot her and put her out of her misery. After all, they shoot horses, don't they?

The lives of a disparate group of contestants intertwine in an inhumanely grueling dance marathon.

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