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

2h | Genre: Drama
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?Rating: 3.9/5 (with 127127 votes)
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? is a 1969 American psychological drama film directed by Sydney Pollack, from a screenplay written by Robert E. Thompson and James Poe, based on Horace McCoy's 1935 novel of the same name. It stars Jane Fonda, Michael Sarrazin, Susannah York, Gig Young, Bonnie Bedelia, and Red Buttons. It focuses on a disparate group of individuals desperate to win a Depression-era dance marathon and an opportunistic emcee who urges them on. The film was released theatrically in the United States on December 10, 1969, and also premiered at the 1970 Cannes Film Festival. The film became a critical and commercial success, grossing $12.6 million on a budget of $4.86 million, becoming the seventeenth... ()
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Awards & Nominations for They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role National Board of Review: Top Ten Films National Board of Review Award for Best Film Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for Best Actress Academy Award for Best Director Academy Award for Best Film Editing Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Academy Award for Best Costume Design Academy Award for Best Production Design Academy Award for Best Original Musical Score Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Golden Globe Award for Best Director BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role BAFTA Award for Best Editing BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role

About They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

In the midst of the Great Depression, manipulative emcee Rocky enlists contestants for a dance marathon offering a $1,500 cash prize. Among them are a failed actress, a middle-aged sailor, a delusional blonde and a pregnant girl.

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They Shoot Horses, Don't They? Official Trailer #1(Trailer, 3:06)

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Plays in: California
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 19 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Czech (CS), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Persian (FA), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Lithuanian (LT), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Turkish (TR), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 12/10/1969
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Danzad, danzad, malditos"
"On achève bien les chevaux"

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