They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

1969 | 2h 0m | Drama | TV-MA

Brief Synopsis

A group of contestants lives intertwine over the course of an all-night dance marathon.

Cast and Crew

DIRECTOR

Sydney Pollack

CAST

Jane Fonda

Michael Sarrazin

Susannah York

PRODUCERS

Robert Chartoff

Sydney Pollack

Irwin Winkler

WRITERS

James Poe

Robert E Thompson

Horace Mccoy

Related Videos

They Shoot Horses, Don't They? -- (Movie Clip) Why California?
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Bystander Robert (Michael Sarrazin) gets recruited by M-C Rocky (Gig Young) into the dance marathon and gets acquainted with partner Gloria (Jane Fonda) in Sydney Pollack's They Shoot Horses, Don't They?, 1969.
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? -- (Movie Clip) Opening, Robert
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Opening credit sequence provides a pivotal flashback for drifter Robert (Michael Sarrazin) as he stumbles into the dance marathon in Sydney Pollack's They Shoot Horses, Don't They?, 1969.
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? -- (Movie Clip) Best Things in Life
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Bonnie Bedelia (as pregnant contestant "Ruby") performs a song for some extra cash as the dance marathon continues under the cruel hand of M-C "Rocky" (Gig Young) in Sydney Pollack's They Shoot Horses, Don't They?, 1969.

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