Bite the Bullet (1975)
Director: Richard Brooks · Writer: Richard Brooks
At the beginning of the 20th century, a newspaper organizes an endurance horse race : 700 miles to run in a few days. 9 adventurers are competing, among them a woman, Miss Jones, a Mexican, an Englishman, a young cow-boy, an old one and two friends, Sam Clayton and Luke Matthews. All those individualists will learn to respect each other.
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Director
Richard Brooks
Cast
Gene Hackman
Sam Clayton 
Candice Bergen
Miss Jones 
James Coburn
Luke Matthews 
Ben Johnson
Mister 
Ian Bannen
Sir Harry Norfolk 
Jan-Michael Vincent
Carbo 
Dabney Coleman
Jack Parker 
Sally Kirkland
Honey 
Buddy Van Horn
Slim 
Jean Willes
Rosie 
Mario Arteaga
Mexican 
Robert Donner
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***Big-budget Western about a 700-mile endurance race with a top-notch cast*** In 1906, a 700-mile horse race in the Western wilderness is sponsored by a newspaper. The racers include two former Rough Riders (Gene Hackman & James Coburn), a part-time prostitute (Candice Bergen), a punk “Kid” (Jan-Michael Vincent), an aged cowboy (Ben Johnson), a Mexican with a toothache (Mario Arteaga) and an English gent (Ian Bannen). “Bite the Bullet” (1975) was written & directed by Richard Brooks, who said the movie is based on several historical cross-country races subsidized by newspapers and cities from 1880-1910. The most well-known was a 1908 race from Evanston, Wyoming, to Denver backed by the Denver Post with a $2500 prize, which was his main inspiration. While this was a big budget production with a kick-axx cast it’s not often cited on Best Westerns lists, probably beca…
