1974
7.2 (1930 votes)
1h 33m
Official Website
Genres
Western
Comedy
Production Companies
Crossbow Productions
Warner Bros. Pictures
Warner Bros. Pictures
Blazing Saddles
...or never give a saga an even break!
Overview
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.
Key Crew
Director: Mel Brooks
Producer: Michael Hertzberg
Screenplay: Andrew Bergman, Mel Brooks, Norman Steinberg, Richard Pryor, Alan Uger
Director of Photography: Joseph F. Biroc
Story: Andrew Bergman
Top Cast
Cleavon Little
Bart
Gene Wilder
Jim
Slim Pickens
Taggart
Harvey Korman
Hedley Lamarr
Madeline Kahn
Lili Von Shtupp
Mel Brooks
Governor William J. Le Petomane / Indian Chief
Burton Gilliam
Lyle
Alex Karras
Mongo
Videos
Official Trailer 4K Ultra HD
Original Theatrical Trailer
