Product Information
In the midst of the Depression, a dance marathon was, for many, a means of survival. But at what cost?Product Identifiers
ProducerIrwin Winkler
EAN5030697013545
eBay Product ID (ePID)70364114
Product Key Features
ActorGig Young, Bruce Dern, Red Buttons, Allyn Mclerie, Bonnie Bedelia, Jane Fonda, Michael Sarrazin, Susannah York
Film/TV TitleThey Shoot Horses Don't They?
DirectorSydney Pollack
Release Year2008
GenreDrama, General
Run Time120 Mins
Additional Product Features
Certificate15
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America
Number of Discs1
ComposerJohnny Green
AwardsBest Actor In A Supporting Role 1970 - Gig Young
Additional InformationSydney Pollack directs this drama that studies the limits of devotion and endurance. The intricately interwoven plot centers on a marathon dance contest that takes place in the 1930s. The poverty-stricken participants struggle to find themselves and survive during the hard times of the depression, where hope for the cash prize is the sole purpose for continuing to dance. Jane Fonda gives a particularly moving performance as Gloria Beatty, a girl bent on self-destruction.
ReviewsEntertainment Weekly - "...Aged better than any American film of its time; the drama is beautifully shot and written, while the acting...is out of this world..." -- Rating: A
Art DirectorHarry Horner
AuthorJames Poe
CinematographerPhilip H. Lathrop
Sound sourceDolby Digital
EditorFredric Steinkamp
Movie/TV TitleThey Shoot Horses Don't They?