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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:novel
gptkb:film
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Sydney_Pollack
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gptkbp:adaptation
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gptkb:film
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gptkbp:adapted_into
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gptkb:theatre
gptkb:film
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gptkbp:aspect_ratio
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2.35:1
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gptkbp:author
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gptkb:Horace_Mc_Coy
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:musical
gptkb:Best_Actor
gptkb:9
Academy Award nominations
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gptkbp:based_on
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gptkb:novel
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (novel) by Horace Mc Coy
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gptkbp:box_office
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$2.5 million
$4 million
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gptkbp:cast
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gptkb:Sydney_Pollack
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gptkbp:character
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Gloria's fate
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gptkbp:character_development
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Gloria's arc
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gptkbp:character_relationships
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internal struggle
Gloria and Robert
Gloria and other contestants
conflict with organizers
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gptkbp:character_traits
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desperate
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gptkbp:cinematography
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gptkb:Bruce_Surtees
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gptkbp:climax
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final dance marathon
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gptkbp:color
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gptkb:Technicolor
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gptkbp:composer
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gptkb:Johnny_Mercer
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gptkbp:conflict
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gptkb:survival
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:critical_reception
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Positive
positive
well-received
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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influenced later works
influential in cinema
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gptkbp:cultural_references
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dance marathons in media
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gptkbp:director
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gptkb:Sydney_Pollack
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gptkbp:distributor
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gptkb:Columbia_Pictures
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gptkbp:edited_by
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gptkb:Dede_Allen
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gptkbp:editor
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gptkb:Dede_Allen
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gptkbp:film_festival
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gptkb:film_festival
gptkb:Best_Actor
gptkb:Gig_Young
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gptkbp:filmography
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120 minutes
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:High_School
gptkb:earthquake
romance
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gptkbp:has_backstory
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Gloria's past
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gptkbp:has_gameplay_element
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gptkb:music_festival
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gptkbp:historical_context
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Great Depression era
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
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gptkbp:influence
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American literature
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gptkbp:inspiration
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Mc Coy's experiences
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gptkbp:is_criticized_for
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analyzed for social commentary
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gptkbp:is_motivated_by
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desire for escape
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gptkbp:language
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English
realistic
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gptkbp:literary_devices
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irony
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gptkbp:main_character
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gptkb:ballet
gptkb:Gloria_Beatty
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gptkbp:motif
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gptkb:music_festival
dreams and aspirations
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gptkbp:music_by
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gptkb:David_Shire
gptkb:Johnny_Mercer
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gptkbp:narrative_style
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gptkb:church
first-person
limited omniscient
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gptkbp:narrative_theme
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despair
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gptkbp:notable_quote
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They shoot horses, don't they?
" They shoot horses, don't they?"
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gptkbp:page_count
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224
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gptkbp:plot
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A group of people participate in a dance marathon during the Great Depression.
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gptkbp:plot_summary
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A group of people participate in a dance marathon during the Great Depression.
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gptkbp:plot_twist
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unexpected outcomes
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gptkbp:portrayed_by
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Gloria's viewpoint
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gptkbp:published_by
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gptkb:1935
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gptkbp:published_year
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gptkb:1935
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gptkbp:publisher
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gptkb:Charles_Scribner's_Sons
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gptkbp:rating
|
90%
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gptkbp:reader_demographic
|
emotional impact
|
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gptkbp:release_date
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gptkb:1970
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gptkbp:release_region
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:release_year
|
gptkb:1969
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gptkbp:remake
|
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1970)
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gptkbp:resolution
|
tragic ending
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gptkbp:role
|
gptkb:character
|
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gptkbp:runtime
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120 minutes
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gptkbp:screenplay_by
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gptkb:James_Poe
gptkb:Robert_E._Thompson
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gptkbp:setting
|
gptkb:Great_Depression
1930s
1930s America
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gptkbp:significance
|
explores human condition
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gptkbp:starring
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gptkb:Jane_Fonda
gptkb:Susannah_York
gptkb:Red_Buttons
gptkb:Gig_Young
gptkb:Michael_Sarrazin
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gptkbp:style
|
social realism
|
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gptkbp:symbol
|
dance marathons
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gptkbp:symbolism
|
hopelessness
Gloria as a symbol of lost dreams
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gptkbp:theme
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gptkb:survival
gptkb:sports_event
desperation
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gptkbp:themes
|
human suffering
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