
Bleak Week 2026
Sat Jun 06
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
Archival 35mm print | Introduced by filmmaker Azazel Jacobs on June 6

- DIRECTOR
- Sydney Pollack
- CAST
- Jane Fonda, Michael Sarrazin, Susannah York, Gig Young, Bonnie Bedelia, Red Buttons, Bruce Dern
SYNOPSIS
Introduced by filmmaker Azazel Jacobs (His Three Daughters) on June 6.
Archival 35mm print! During the Depression, a group of young couples enter a dance marathon in return for three square meals a day and a chance at winning the $1,500 prize. Their numbers include farm workers Ruby and James (Bonnie Bedelia and Bruce Dern), drifters Gloria and Michael (Jane Fonda and Michael Sarazin), veteran dance marathon contestant Sailor (Red Buttons) and hopeful young starlet Alice (Susannah York). Exhaustion and fatigue cause the dancers to fight amongst themselves, and the increasing tension leads toward a tragic conclusion.



















