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They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

1969 film directed by Sydney Pollack
Movie film Q1140171
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Summary

They Shoot Horses, Don't They? is a film[1]. They Shoot Horses, Don't They? ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30,558 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor[3], Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture[4], BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role[5], National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[6], National Board of Review Award for Best Film[7]
  • Director: Sydney Pollack[8]
  • Screenwriter: James Poe[9], Horace McCoy[10], Robert E. Thompson[11]
  • Composer: Johnny Green[12]
  • Movement: New Hollywood[13]
  • Genre: drama film[14], historical drama[15], psychological thriller[16]
  • Based on: They Shoot Horses, Don't They?[17]
  • Cast member: Jane Fonda[18], Michael Sarrazin[19], Gig Young[20], Susannah York[21], Red Buttons[22], Bonnie Bedelia[23], Bruce Dern[24], Al Lewis[25], Madge Kennedy[26], Paul Mantee[27], Art Metrano[28], Felice Orlandi[29], Jacquelyn Hyde[30], Mary Gregory[31]
  • Producer: Irwin Winkler[32], Robert Chartoff[33]
  • Production company: American Broadcasting Company[34]
  • Director of photography: Philip H. Lathrop[35]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[36]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[37]
  • Review score: 7.5/10[38], 82%[39], 72/100[40]
  • Color: color[41]
  • Country of origin: United States[42]
  • Publication date: December 10, 1969[43]
  • Distributed by: Cinerama Releasing Corporation[44], Netflix[45]
  • Narrative location: California[46]
  • Filming location: Santa Monica[47]
  • Film editor: Fredric Steinkamp[48]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[49], Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor[50], Academy Award for Best Actress[51], Academy Award for Best Director[52], Academy Award for Best Film Editing[53], Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay[54], Academy Award for Best Costume Design[55], Academy Award for Best Production Design[56], Academy Award for Best Original Musical Score[57], Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama[58], National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress[59], Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film[60], Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture[61]

Why It Matters

They Shoot Horses, Don't They? has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[62] They Shoot Horses, Don't They? is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[63]

FAQs

What awards did They Shoot Horses, Don't They? receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor[3], Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture[4], BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role[5], and National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[6].

Related Entities

Bonnie Bedelia California film Gig Young Jane Fonda Netflix Red Buttons Susannah York Sydney Pollack United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [17] ↑ . Swedish Film Database. wikidata.org.
  11. [18] ↑ . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [19] ↑ . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  15. [22] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  25. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [3] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . filmaffinity.com. filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  46. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [62] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [63] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Production designer → Harry Horner
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