They Shoot Horses Don't They? (Special Edition) (DVD)
Directed by Sydney Pollack
Michael Sarrazin
Susannah York
Gig Young
Bruce Dern
Bonnie Badelia
Red Buttons
Michael Conrad
Al Lewis
Screen legend Jane Fonda (Coming Home) stars in this vivid, fascinating film as a woman driven to seize her last best chance during the very worst of times. A brilliant achievement by director Sydney Pollack (The Scalphunters), They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? is a stunning period piece recognized as one of the most highly acclaimed films of its time. In Depression-era America, desperation spawned a bizarre fad: the dance marathon where couples competed to stay on their feet for thousands of hours, and audiences flocked to watch. But Gloria (Fonda) doesn't think of herself as a spectacle. She is a fierce, unforgiving contestant in a battle she's determined to win. At stake is much more than the $1,500 prize; the event is her only hope for dignity, accomplishment and salvation. The stellar cast includes Michael Sarrazin (The Reincarnation of Peter Proud), Susannah York (The Killing of Sister George), Gig Young (Five Miles to Midnight), Red Buttons (The Poseidon Adventure), Bonnie Bedelia (Die Hard), Bruce Dern (The Laughing Policeman), Michael Conrad (Monte Walsh) and Al Lewis (The Munsters). Nominated for nine Academy Awards including Best Actress (Fonda), Supporting Actress (York), Director (Pollack), Screenplay (James Poe, Robert E. Thompson) and winner of Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Young).
DVD Extras Include:
Audio Commentary by Director Sydney Pollack
Audio commentary by Actress Jane Fonda, Producer Irwin Winkler, Producer Martin Baum, Actress Bonnie Bedelia, Actor Michael Sarrazin, Actor Red Buttons, and Hair Stylist Sydney Guilaroff
Making-of Featurette
To read more about Kino Lorber Edu's terms of use and ordering information,
visit Kino Lorber Edu.
Related Products
Country: U.S.
A Western with a blistering satiric edge, Burt Lancaster embraces the unsavory character of Joe Bass, an ornery frontier trapper who is forced to give up a wealth of furs in exchange for an escaped... More
Country: U.S., U.S.
A Western with a blistering satiric edge, Burt Lancaster embraces the unsavory character of Joe Bass, an ornery frontier trapper who is forced to give up a wealth of furs in exchange for an escaped... More
Country: U.S., U.S., U.S.
Sidney Poitier (Duel at Diablo) reprises his role as the intrepid investigator Lt. Virgil Tibbs who, this time, must solve a puzzling murder in the city by the Bay. More
Country: U.S., U.S., U.S., U.S.
This zany comedy features the celebrated Korean comic Johnny Yune (They Still Call Me Bruce) as a bumbling Bruce Lee lookalike who secretly dreams of emulating the Kung Fu king. This loveable klutz... More
Country: U.S., U.S., U.S., U.S., U.S.
This zany comedy features the celebrated Korean comic Johnny Yune (They Still Call Me Bruce) as a bumbling Bruce Lee lookalike who secretly dreams of emulating the Kung Fu king. This loveable klutz... More
Country: U.S., U.S., U.S., U.S., U.S., U.K.
Director Alberto Cavalcanti (When the Day Went Well?) turns his sights on the London underworld in the engrossing Brit-Noir gangland drama THEY MADE ME A FUGITIVE. More
Country: U.S., U.S., U.S., U.S., U.S., U.K., U.K.
Director Alberto Cavalcanti (When the Day Went Well?) turns his sights on the London underworld in the engrossing Brit-Noir gangland drama THEY MADE ME A FUGITIVE. More
Country: U.S., U.S., U.S., U.S., U.S., U.K., U.K., U.S.
A deft, often chilling look at the unexploded dynamite of guard/prisoner relations, The Keeper is a searing psychological drama stunningly acted by Giancarlo Esposito (Do the Right Thing, Fresh,... More
Country: U.S., U.S., U.S., U.S., U.S., U.K., U.K., U.S., Hong Kong
WKW's impressive first feature ably converts the director's now celebrated visual style into an incendiary "Heroic Bloodshed" street opera a la John Woo. More
Country: U.S., U.S., U.S., U.S., U.S., U.K., U.K., U.S., Hong Kong, Greece
Sophocles' immortal tragedy ANTIGONE receives a definitive cinematic interpretation in this 1961 film. Irene Papas (Z, THE TROJAN WOMEN, THE GUNS OF NAVARONE) heads a cast of over 500 actors of the... More
Country: U.S., U.S., U.S., U.S., U.S., U.K., U.K., U.S., Hong Kong, Greece, Japan
This epic docudrama by Koji Wakamatsu depicts the rise, in the late 1960s and early 1970s, of the far-left Japanese paramilitary group known as the United Red Army. The film portrays in harrowing... More
Country: U.S., U.S., U.S., U.S., U.S., U.K., U.K., U.S., Hong Kong, Greece, Japan, Russia
A bold contemporary adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s legendary short story, WARD NO. 6 chronicles one man's descent into madness. Updating the 1892 tale to the present day, the film is shot in a... More
RT' @gabrielecapo': Movies don’t get more French than A PARIS EDUCATION, that pitch-perfectly recreates dialogues & style of the French New W…
RT' @bmoviesd': A great film gets an equally great Mondo poster. Check it out:' https://t.co/xyPJCIuTJx'
'.@IndieWire's' got an exclusive clip from "genre-bending homage to exploitation films" LET THE CORPSES TAN (…' https://t.co/BMqy7DXmur'
RT' @StampShelley': Tomorrow' @LACMA': Lois Weber's TOO WISE WIVES, part of the previews for our' @KinoLorber' 6-disc set FIRST WOMEN FILMMAKERS…
20th anniversary special edition of DEEP RISING starring' @Rtreatwilliams' and #FamkeJenssen is now available on Blu-…' https://t.co/vM4uS4PVoz'
One of only two documentaries to ever win the Grand Prize at' @semainecannes' and an official selection of' @NDNF', Emm…' https://t.co/d868aJQ4t3'
RT' @bobfreelander': Now Watching: FOXES (1980). (Which btw is $8.99 right now as part of their sale:' https://t.co/Qcq8EZxoYD)'' https://t.co/…'
RT' @TheFilmStage': Take a look at the career of Stanley Kubrick from a different vantage point with #Filmworker, now available to stream: ht…
Shot in lush black and white, Jean Paul Civeyrac's A PARIS EDUCATION evokes the films of the French New Wave... Op…' https://t.co/NCECZvjuDh'
Congratulations to' @iramhaq' &' @_AdilHussain' on their wins at the Amanda Norwegian Film Awards! WHAT WILL PEOPLE SAY…' https://t.co/km1t24kcDZ'
General Inquiries
333 W. 39th St., Ste. 503
New York, NY 10018
Tel. (800) 562-3330
Fax. (212) 714-0871
Press & Media
For publicity assistance and press inquiries please contact us by emailing rodrigo@kinolorber.com or calling 212-629-6880.
Educational
Please visit our educational site at www.KinoLorberEDU.com
For assistance with educational orders, please contact us at:
Phone:212-629-6880
Fax: 212-714-0871
email: edu@kinolorber.com
