They Shoot Horses, Don't They? Blu-ray

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They Shoot Horses, Don't They? Blu-ray

Posted May 5, 2017 04:39 PM by Webmaster

Kino Lorber have confirmed that they are preparing a Blu-ray release of Sydney Pollack's award winning film They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969), starring Jane Fonda, Michael Sarrazin, Susannah York, Gig Young, and Red Buttons. The release is expected to arrive on the market later this year.

Synopsis: Nominated for nine Academy Awards, this "vivid" (Cue), "fascinating" (Leonard Maltin) film stars Oscar winner Jane Fonda as a woman driven to seize her last best chance during the very worst of times. A "brilliant" (L.A. Herald-Examiner) achievement by director Sydney Pollack, it is "a stunning period piece" (Variety).

In Depression-era America, desperation spawned a bizarre fad: the dance marathon. 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 marathon is her only hope for dignity, accomplishment...and salvation.