Film record

Blazing Saddles

1974Feature film93 minVerification: Verified

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Production countries
United States
Languages
English
Genres
comedy film · Western film · parody film · satire · postmodernist film

Credits

Cinematography

Joseph F. Biroc — Cinematography

Direction

Mel Brooks — Directing

Editing

Danford B. Greene — Editing
John C. Howard — Editing

Music

John Morris — Music composition

Cast

Mel Brooks — Acting (Governor William J. LePetomane/Indian chief/Airman thug)
Gene Wilder — Acting (Jim, the Waco Kid)
Madeline Kahn — Acting (Lili von Shtupp)
Dom DeLuise — Acting (Buddy Bizarre)
Harvey Korman — Acting (Hedley Lamarr)
Cleavon Little — Acting (Sheriff Bart)
Slim Pickens — Acting (Taggart)
David Huddleston — Acting (Olson Johnson)
Liam Dunn — Acting
Jack Starrett — Acting
John Hillerman — Acting
Alex Karras — Acting
Count Basie — Acting
George Furth — Acting
Millie Slavin — Acting

Production

Michael Hertzberg — Production

Writing

Andrew Bergman — Screenwriting
Mel Brooks — Screenwriting
Richard Pryor — Screenwriting
Norman Steinberg — Screenwriting
Alan Uger — Screenwriting
Documented participation

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Distribution

Netflix

International
Verified

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