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Blazing Saddles

Turkish title: Gümüş eyerler

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

1974 · 1 h 33 min
Directed by Mel Brooks
ComedyWestern

Cast

Cleavon Little Gene Wilder Slim Pickens Harvey Korman Madeline Kahn Mel Brooks

Plot

The corrupt Attorney General of the Old West town of Rock Ridge wants to destroy it, so he sends a Black sheriff, Bart, to be its lawman, expecting the racist townsfolk to drive him away. Bart and his friend, the drunken gunfighter 'Waco Kid', fight back with wit and unexpected ways. Cleavon Little and Gene Wilder star.

Sinekatalog’s take

A Western parody that is anarchic and vulgar and tackles racism head on with jokes that are still being argued about. Its fourth-wall-breaking finale is one of the great comic set pieces.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.7 / 10 (166,986 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.

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