They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

Depression-era carnival huckster lures desperate hopefuls into a lethal dance endurance contest for spare change. A has-been, a sailor, a blonde with a dream, and a girl with child shuffle past trauma and fatigue while the emcee bets on their collapse. Hollywood’s last gasp of backstage grotesquery.

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Sydney Pollack directed They Shoot Horses, Don't They? in 1969. See Sydney Pollack's full filmography, where to start with Sydney Pollack, or where to go after you've seen everything by Sydney Pollack.

They Shoot Horses, Don't They? was released in 1969 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 120 minutes.