The Shooting. Monte Hellman, 1966.
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Edition screened: Criterion Blu-ray #734, released 2014. English language. Runtime approximately 81 minutes.
Summary: Horse and bird shootings.
Details:
1) A gun is put to the head of a fallen horse at 11:30. We hear the gun shot at 11:36 while the camera is elsewhere. We return to the dead horse at 15:40. Warren Oats strokes it compassionately during dialogue through 16:24; no blood or wound visible.
2) We see a dead bluebird just shot by Millie Perkins, 47:34-47:36.
3) Jack Nicholson lugs around a rabbit he just shot, 1:23:45-1:23:55.
4) A suffering/dying horse, 1:13:23-1:13:35.
The Criterion Blu-ray also includes the companion film Ride in the Whirlwind.