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Blazing Saddles

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

1974 · 1 h 33 · United States · English

  • Comedy
  • Western

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.

Directed by
Mel Brooks
Written by
Andrew Bergman, Norman Steinberg, Richard Pryor, Mel Brooks

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