Blazing Saddles
movie
...or never give a saga an even break!
Released February 07, 1974
Overview
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
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
John Hillerman
as
Howard Johnson
George Furth
as
Van Johnson
Crew
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Michael Hertzberg
as
Producer
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Danford B. Greene
as
Editor
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John C. Howard
as
Editor
Andrew Bergman
as
Screenplay
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Norman Steinberg
as
Screenplay
Mel Brooks
as
Director
Joseph F. Biroc
as
Director of Photography
John Morris
as
Original Music Composer
Andrew Bergman
as
Story
Richard Pryor
as
Screenplay
Mel Brooks
as
Screenplay
Mel Brooks
as
Lyricist