They shoot horses don't they? / ABC Pictures Corp presents ; a Palomar Picture ; a Chartoff Winkler/Pollack production ; screenplay by James Poe and Robert E. Thompson ; produced by Irwin Winkler and Robert Chartoff ; directed by Sydney Pollack.

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In the midst of the Depression, an entire generation sought out the dance marathon as a means of survival. Gig Young won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor as the contest promoter.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:They shoot horses, don't they? (Motion picture)
Corporate Authors: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Palomar Pictures (1992- )
MGM Home Entertainment Inc
ABC Pictures Corp
Chartoff-Winkler Productions
Other Authors: Winkler, Irwin
Chartoff, Robert
Pollack, Sydney, 1934-2008
Poe, James, 1923-1980
Thompson, Robert E., 1924-2004
McCoy, Horace, 1897-1955
Lathrop, Philip, 1912-1995
Green, Johnny, 1908-1989
Young, Gig, 1913-1978
Fonda, Jane, 1937-
Sarrazin, Michael, 1940-2011
York, Susannah
Bedelia, Bonnie, 1946-
Buttons, Red, 1919-2006
Language:English
French
Spanish
Language and/or Writing System:
Closed captioned.
Soundtrack in English, with optional English, French, or Spanish language subtitles.
Published: Santa Monica, Calif. : MGM Home Entertainment, 2004.
Edition:Letterbox.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Dance marathons > United States > Drama.
Depressions > 1929 > United States > Drama.
United States > Social life and customs > 1918-1945 > Drama.
McCoy, Horace, > 1897-1955 > Film adaptations.
Film adaptations.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Feature films > United States.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Drama.
McCoy, Horace, > 1897-1955.
1918 - 1945
Dance marathons.
Depressions.
Manners and customs.
United States.
Genre:
Film adaptations.
Drama.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Feature films
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD

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