Blazing Saddles (1974) - ...or never give a saga an even break!

Blazing Saddles

...or never give a saga an even break!
( Comedy / Western )

MPAA Rating:

US Runtime: 93 min

Country of Origin: United States of America

Premiere Date:
Feb 07, 1974 [USA]

Director:	Mel Brooks [Director]

Writers:	Andrew Bergman [Screenplay] Andrew Bergman [Story] Mel Brooks [Screenplay] Richard Pryor [Screenplay] Norman Steinberg [Screenplay] Alan Uger [Screenplay]

Producer:	Michael Hertzberg [Producer]

Cinematography:	Joseph F Biroc [Director of Photography]

Edited by:	Danford B Greene [Editor] John C Howard [Editor]

Music Composed by	John Morris [Original Music Composer]

Production Design:	Peter Wooley [Production Design]

Costume Design:	Vittorio Nino Novarese [Costume Design]

Casting by	Nessa Hyams [Casting]

Production Companys:	Crossbow Productions Warner Bros. Pictures (US)

Plot Summary:

A town—where everyone seems to be named Johnson—stands in the way of the railroad. In order to grab their land, robber baron Hedley Lamarr sends his henchmen to make life in the town unbearable. After the sheriff is killed, the town demands a new sheriff from the Governor, so Hedley convinces him to send the town the first black sheriff in the west.

Cast:

Cleavon Little Bart Gene Wilder Jim Slim Pickens Taggart Harvey Korman Hedley Lamarr Madeline Kahn Lili Von Shtupp Mel Brooks Governor William J. Le Petomane / Indian Chief Burton Gilliam Lyle Alex Karras Mongo David Huddleston Olson Johnson Liam Dunn Rev. Johnson		John Hillerman Howard Johnson George Furth Van Johnson Jack Starrett Gabby Johnson Carol Arthur Harriett Johnson Richard Collier Dr. Sam Johnson Charles McGregor Charlie Robyn Hilton Miss Stein Don Megowan Gum Chewer Dom DeLuise Buddy Bizarre Count Basie Self

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Tech Info:

Budget:: $2,600,000
Revenue:: $119,500,000
Sound Mix:: Mono

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