Blazing Saddles
Blazing Saddles is a 1974 American satirical postmodernist Western black comedy film directed by Mel Brooks, featuring Cleavon Little and Gene Wilder. The film follows the story of a town facing disruption due to a railroad expansion scheme and the appointment of a new black sheriff in the Old West.
ReleasedFeb 7, 1974
Budget$3M
Box Office$120M
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Mel Brooks
Governor William J. Le Petomane / Indian Chief
4.9
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Alex Karras
Mongo
2.9
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Gene Wilder
Jim
2.5
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Madeline Kahn
Lili Von Shtupp
1.5
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Aneta Corsaut
Tourist Mother (uncredited)
1.1
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Richard Farnsworth
Sheriff (uncredited)
1.1
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