They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)
- Starring:
- Jane Fonda, Michael Sarrazin, (more)
- Director(s):
- Sydney Pollack
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
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A total of nine Academy Award nominations went to this wildly acclaimed, allegorical drama set amongst the contestants in a marathon dance contest during the Great Depression. Gig Young stars as Rocky, the obnoxious emcee for a dance marathon that offers prize money of $1,500, a small fortune during hard economic times that brings out the worst in several participants. Among them are Gloria Beatty (Jane Fonda), a malcontent who's partnered with a drifter, Robert Syverton (Michael Sarrazin); a pregnant farm girl (Bonnie Bedelia) and her husband (Bruce Dern); a sailor (Red Buttons); and an aspiring actress (Susannah York). As the marathon winds into a staggering second month, suspicion, doubt and insecurity rages among the competitors and even the decaying and increasingly manipulative Rocky, leading to a shocking crime. ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 120 mins
Complete Cast:
- Jane Fonda - Gloria
- Susannah York - Alice
- Red Buttons - Sailor
- Bruce Dern - James
- Allyn Ann McLerie - Shirl
- Al Lewis - Turkey
- Jacquelyn Hyde - Jackie
- Art Metrano - Max
- Maxine Greene - Agnes
- Robert Dunlap - College Boy
- Tim Herbert - Doctor
- Kid Chissell - Trainer
- Philo McCullough - Audience Extra
- Joseph Harris - House Band
- Michael Sarrazin - Robert
- Gig Young - Rocky
- Bonnie Bedelia - Ruby
- Robert Fields - Joel
- Michael Conrad - Rollo
- Severn Darden - Cecil
- Felice Orlandi - Mario
- Gail Billings - Lillian
- Mary Gregory - Nurse
- Paul Mantee - Jiggs
- Marilyn Hassett - Girl
- Bobby Hutcherson - Band Leader
- Madge Kennedy - Mrs. Layden
- Director(s):
- Sydney Pollack
- Writer(s):
- Robert E. Thompson, James Poe, Sydney Pollack
- Producer(s):
- Robert Chartoff, Irwin Winkler, Sydney Pollack
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG(Mild Violence, Adult Situations)
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- 1970 - They Shoot Horses, Don't They? - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Best Supporting Actress
- 1969 - They Shoot Horses, Don't They? - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
- 1969 - They Shoot Horses, Don't They? - National Board of Review - Best Picture
- 1969 - They Shoot Horses, Don't They? - New York Film Critics Circle - Best Actress
