Blazing Saddles (1974)
...or never give a saga an even break!
1974 · R · 1h 33m · Western, Comedy
Genres: Western, Comedy
Crafty railroad worker Bart becomes the first Black sheriff of Rock Ridge, a frontier town about to be destroyed in order to make way for a new railroad. Initially, the citizens of Rock Ridge harbor a racial bias toward their new protector.
Director: Mel Brooks
Writers: Andrew Bergman, Mel Brooks, Norman Steinberg
Music by: John Morris
Cinematography: Joseph F. Biroc
Editor: Danford B. Greene, John C. Howard
Box office: $120M · Budget: $3M · Rated 7.2/10 by 2180 viewers
Cast
Cleavon Little as BartGene Wilder as JimSlim Pickens as TaggartHarvey Korman as Hedley LamarrMadeline Kahn as Lili Von ShtuppMel Brooks as William Le Petomane / Indian ChiefBurton Gilliam as LyleAlex Karras as MongoDavid Huddleston as Olson JohnsonLiam Dunn as Rev. JohnsonJohn Hillerman as Howard JohnsonGeorge Furth as Van JohnsonMore like this
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