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Blazing Saddles (1974)  link to Blazing Saddles on IMDb  

Number: 232

cover Blazing Saddles

IMDb Rating:
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7.8/10 (106.1K votes)

Also known as: Black Bart (working title)

Country: United States, 93 minutes

Spoken languages: English, German, Yiddish

Genres: Comedy, Western

Director(s): Mel Brooks

Storyline:
The Ultimate Western Spoof. A town where everyone seems to be named Johnson is in the way of the railroad. In order to grab their land, Hedley Lemar (Harvey Korman), a politically connected nasty person, sends in his henchmen to make the town unlivable. After the sheriff is killed, the town demands a new sheriff from the Governor (Mel Brooks). Hedley convinces him to send the town the first Black sheriff (Cleavon Little) in the west. Bart is a sophisticated urbanite who will have some difficulty winning over the townspeople.

Cast:

Cleavon Little Bart
Gene Wilder Jim
Slim Pickens Taggart
Harvey Korman Hedley Lamarr
Madeline Kahn Lili Von Shtupp

Medium: DVD R/RW, Dolby Digital 5.1 - English

Location: Book 5 Page 12

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 2.35:1