Blazing Saddles
"...or never give a saga an even break!"
1974-02-07
7.243
en 93mWesternComedy
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.
Director
Mel Brooks
Producer
Michael Hertzberg
Screenplay
Andrew Bergman
Director of Photography
Joseph F. Biroc
Editor
Danford B. Greene
Story
Andrew Bergman
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Status
ReleasedRevenue
$119,500,000Budget
$2,600,000Countries
- United States of America
Companies
- Crossbow Productions
- Warner Bros. Pictures
