Description |
1 videodisc (DVD) (115 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in |
Summary |
The haunting madness and desperation of Depression-era marathon dance contest participants. Brought together by chance, Gloria and Robert test the limits of their friendship and physical endurance, encouraged by the manipulative contest promoter |
Notes |
Off-air recording of Movie Greats Channel broadcast June 17, 2010. Copied under Part VA of the Copyright Act |
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From the novel "They shoot horses, don't they?" by Horace McCoy |
Credits |
Director: Sidney Pollack ; Screenplay: James Poe and |
Cast |
Jane Fonda, Michael Sarrazin, Susannah York, Gig Young, Bonnie Bedelia, Red Buttons |
Notes |
Rated: M |
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Originally released : ABC Pictures International, 1969 |
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DVD. Region unspecified |
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Available for Deakin University staff and students only |
Subject |
Social problems in motion pictures
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Depressions -- 1929
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Dance marathons -- United States -- Drama
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Feature films
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Author |
Pollack, Sydney, 1934-
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Fonda, Jane, 1937-
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Buttons, Red, 1919-
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York, Susannah
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Young, Gig, 1913-1978
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Sarrazin, Michael, 1940-
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Bedelia, Bonnie, 1946-
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McCoy, Horace, 1897-1955.
They shoot horses, don't they?
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Movie Greats Channel (Foxtel)
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