Blazing Saddles
In order to ruin a western town, a corrupt politician appoints a black Sheriff, who promptly becomes his most formidable adversary.
- Release Date
- February 7, 1974
- Director
- Mel Brooks
- Cast
- Cleavon Little , Gene Wilder , Slim Pickens , Harvey Korman , Madeline Kahn , Mel Brooks
- Runtime
- 93
- Main Genre
- Comedy
- Writers
- Mel Brooks , Norman Steinberg , Andrew Bergman , Richard Pryor , Alan Uger
- Studio
- Warner Bros.
- Tagline
- Never give a saga an even break!
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