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Blazing Saddles (1974)

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

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 & Crew

Director
Mel Brooks
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    Bart Cleavon Little
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    Jim Gene Wilder
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    Taggart Slim Pickens
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    Hedley Lamarr Harvey Korman
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    Lili Von Shtupp Madeline Kahn
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    Governor William J. Le Petomane / Indian Chief Mel Brooks
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    Lyle Burton Gilliam
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    Mongo Alex Karras

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