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They Shoot Horses, Don't They?


     
  They Shoot Horses, Don't They? Review
Tookey's Rating
6 /10
 
Average Rating
7.53 /10
 
Starring
Gig Young , Jane Fonda , Susannah York
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Directed by: Sydney Pollack
Written by: James Poe, Robert E. Thompson from Horace McCoy's novel

 
 
 
Released: 1969
   
Genre: DRAMA
   
Origin: US
   
Colour: C
   
Length: 129
 
 


 
In the Depression, couples take part in a marathon dance contest .
Reviewed by Chris Tookey

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As you might imagine from the subject-matter, the dance is a metaphor for Life, and a pretty depressing one, with Gig Young as a singularly unpleasant God. It's hardly uplifting entertainment, yet the look of the film - with its deliberately sickly colours - and an exceptionally strong cast make this a memorable microcosm of Depression-era America. John Green and Albert Woodbury were Oscar-nominated for their score.


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