They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

1969 · directed by Sydney Pollack

Rating
77/100
Hit
no

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.

They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969), directed by Sydney Pollack, rates 77/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

  • Jane Fonda
  • Michael Sarrazin
  • Susannah York
  • Gig Young
  • Red Buttons
  • Bonnie Bedelia
  • Michael Conrad
  • Bruce Dern
  • Al Lewis
  • Robert Fields

Crew

  • Philip H. Lathrop — Director of Photography
  • Fredric Steinkamp — Editor
  • Johnny Green — Original Music Composer
  • James Poe — Screenplay
  • Robert E. Thompson — Screenplay

More from Sydney Pollack

  1. Tootsie (1982) — 89/100 · hit
  2. Amazing Grace (2018) — 82/100 · hit
  3. Jeremiah Johnson (1972) — 78/100
  4. Three Days of the Condor (1975) — 74/100
  5. Out of Africa (1985) — 73/100
  6. The Slender Thread (1965) — 71/100

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