Director
Sydney Pollack, Albert Woodbury
Composer
Johnny Green, Albert Woodbury
Cast
Jane Fonda, Michael Sarrazin, Susannah York, Bonnie Bedelia, Red Buttons, Bruce Dern, Allyn Ann McLerie
Edition 1997
129'
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1969
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Drama
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Dialogue:
English
One of the best dramas about the Great Depression. The film concerns a marathon dance in the '30s, where, in order to win a cash prize, contestants are forced to keep dancing until they're exhausted. The dance is a metaphor for the great Depression - some can survive the gruelling ordeal, some cannot. Over the course of the film, a number of subplots are revealed, following the intertwining lives of these small-town citizens, most notably of Jane Fonda, a self-destructive young girl. Gig Young won an Academy Award for his portrayal of the dance contest master of ceremonies.
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Credits
Directors
Sydney Pollack, Albert Woodbury
Composers
Johnny Green, Albert Woodbury
Cast
Jane Fonda, Michael Sarrazin, Susannah York, Bonnie Bedelia, Red Buttons, Bruce Dern, Allyn Ann McLerie
Scenario
James Poe, Robert E. Thompson
Director of Photography
Frank McCoy
Editors
Frederic Steinkamp, Franz Steininger
Producers
Robert Chartoff, Sydney Pollack, Irwin Winkler
Production studios
Palomar
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Dialogue
English
Countries of production
United States of America
Screenplay based on
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (Horrace McCoy)
Year
1969
Filmography
Sydney Pollack
The Slender Thread (1965), This Property is Condemned (1966), The Scalphunters (1968), The Swimmer (1986), Castle Keep (1969), They Shoort Horsed, Don't They? (1969), Jeremiah Johnson (1972), The Way We Are (1973), The Yakuza (1974), Three Days of the Condor (1975), Bobby Deerfield (1977), The Electric Horseman (1979), Absence of Malice (1981), Tootsie (1982), Out of Africa (1985), Havana (1990), The Firm (1993), Sabrina (1995), Random Hearts (1999), The Interpreter (2005), Amazing Grace (2018)