They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)

Movie Details

Original Title They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

Original Language EN

Status Released

Popularity 1.1

Cast

Jane Fonda

Gloria Beatty

Popularity: 2.0

Michael Sarrazin

Robert Syverton

Popularity: 0.9

Susannah York

Alice LeBlanc

Popularity: 0.7

Gig Young

Rocky Gravo

Popularity: 0.8

Red Buttons

Sailor

Popularity: 1.0

Bonnie Bedelia

Ruby Bates

Popularity: 1.7

Michael Conrad

Rollo

Popularity: 0.4

Bruce Dern

James Bates

Popularity: 2.5

Al Lewis

Turkey

Popularity: 1.7

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Robert Fields

Joel

Popularity: 5.5

Severn Darden

Cecil

Popularity: 0.5

Allyn Ann McLerie

Shirl

Popularity: 0.7

Key Crew

Screenplay James Poe, Robert E. Thompson

Director Sydney Pollack

Executive Producer Theodore B. Sills

Producer Robert Chartoff, Irwin Winkler

Editor Fredric Steinkamp

Production

Palomar Pictures International

ABC Pictures

Palomar Pictures

ABC

Chartoff-Winkler Productions

Videos & Trailers

They Shoot Horses, Don't They? Official Trailer #1 - Bruce Dern Movie (1969) HD

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Reviews from TMDB

CinemaSerf 7/10

Jul 15, 2025

Despite the constant streams of sweat on display here, there is something physically and emotionally arid about this two hours of cinematic torture. With the depression in full swing, the down-at-heart “Gloria” (Jane Fonda) heads to California in the hope of becoming a starlet. Meantime, equally ... Read more