Blazing Saddles

1974 film directed by Mel Brooks
Movie film Q957323
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Blazing Saddles

Summary

Blazing Saddles is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,494 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Blazing Saddles's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Blazing Saddles's director is recorded as Mel Brooks[4].
  • Blazing Saddles's screenwriter is recorded as Andrew Bergman[5].
  • Blazing Saddles's screenwriter is recorded as Mel Brooks[6].
  • Blazing Saddles's screenwriter is recorded as Richard Pryor[7].
  • Blazing Saddles's screenwriter is recorded as Norman Steinberg[8].
  • Blazing Saddles's screenwriter is recorded as Alan Uger[9].
  • Blazing Saddles's composer is recorded as John Morris[10].
  • Blazing Saddles's movement is recorded as New Hollywood[11].
  • Blazing Saddles's genre is recorded as comedy film[12].
  • Blazing Saddles's genre is recorded as Western film[13].
  • Blazing Saddles's genre is recorded as parody film[14].
  • Blazing Saddles's genre is recorded as satire[15].
  • Blazing Saddles's genre is recorded as postmodernist film[16].
  • Blazing Saddles's cast member is recorded as Mel Brooks[17].
  • Blazing Saddles's cast member is recorded as Gene Wilder[18].
  • Blazing Saddles's cast member is recorded as Madeline Kahn[19].
  • Blazing Saddles's cast member is recorded as Dom DeLuise[20].
  • Blazing Saddles's cast member is recorded as Harvey Korman[21].
  • Blazing Saddles's cast member is recorded as Cleavon Little[22].
  • Blazing Saddles's cast member is recorded as Slim Pickens[23].
  • Blazing Saddles's cast member is recorded as David Huddleston[24].
  • Blazing Saddles's cast member is recorded as Liam Dunn[25].
  • Blazing Saddles's cast member is recorded as Jack Starrett[26].
  • Blazing Saddles's cast member is recorded as John Hillerman[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Blazing Saddles's producer is recorded as Michael Hertzberg[28]. Its director is recorded as Mel Brooks[4]. Screenwriters include Andrew Bergman[5], Mel Brooks[6], Richard Pryor[7], Norman Steinberg[8], and Alan Uger[9]. Cast members include Mel Brooks[17], Gene Wilder[18], Madeline Kahn[19], Dom DeLuise[20], Harvey Korman[21], and Cleavon Little[22].

Publication

Publication dates include +1974-01-01T00:00:00Z[29], +1974-02-07T00:00:00Z[30], and +1974-12-20T00:00:00Z[31]. Blazing Saddles's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[32]. Genres include comedy film[12], Western film[13], parody film[14], satire[15], and postmodernist film[16]. Its part of is recorded as National Film Registry[33].

Subject and Themes

Blazing Saddles's movement is recorded as New Hollywood[11].

Reception

Reviews include 8.1/10[34], 89%[35], and 73/100[36].

Why It Matters

Blazing Saddles ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,494 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37]

References

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  34. [31] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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