Where to watch Blazing Saddles(1974)

Where to stream Blazing Saddles

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Blazing Saddles plot summary

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

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.

Details

Release date

February 7, 1974

Runtime

1h 33m

Genres

Western, Comedy

Directed by

Mel Brooks

Country

United States

TMDB rating

7.2 / 10 · 2,176 votes

Blazing Saddles trailer

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Cast

• Cleavon LittleBart
• Gene WilderJim
• Slim PickensTaggart
• Harvey KormanHedley Lamarr
• Madeline KahnLili Von Shtupp
• Mel BrooksWilliam Le Petomane / Indian Chief
• Burton GilliamLyle
• Alex KarrasMongo
• David HuddlestonOlson Johnson
• Liam DunnRev. Johnson

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