Film
Blazing Saddles (1974)
...or never give a saga an even break!
Comedy, Western· Directed by Mel Brooks· 93 min
Overview
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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- Mel Brooks and the West! Together for the last time!
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- From the people who gave you "The Jazz Singer"
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Connections
Top billing
- Cleavon Little as Bart
- Gene Wilder as Jim
- Slim Pickens as Taggart
- Harvey Korman as Hedley Lamarr
- Madeline Kahn as Lili Von Shtupp