Blazing Saddles (1974)

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"...or never give a saga an even break!"

Movie · 1974 · 1h 33m · Released · Rated R · Western, Comedy

Synopsis

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. However, they warm to him after realizing that Bart and his perpetually drunk gunfighter friend Jim are their only defense against a wave of thugs sent to rid the town of its population.

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Cast

  • Cleavon Little as Bart
  • Gene Wilder as Jim
  • Slim Pickens as Taggart
  • Harvey Korman as Hedley Lamarr
  • Madeline Kahn as Lili Von Shtupp
  • Mel Brooks as Governor William J. Le Petomane / Indian Chief
  • Burton Gilliam as Lyle
  • Alex Karras as Mongo
  • David Huddleston as Olson Johnson
  • Liam Dunn as Rev. Johnson

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