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Bite the Bullet
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.
- Original title
- Bite the Bullet
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US
- Budget
- $4,000,000
- Revenue
- —
Wuchak
Aug 28, 2019 · via TMDB
***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 because the long race makes it a one-of-a-kind Western that’s not about a suspense-building story, but rather an episodic adventure with character-defining vignettes. Speaking of which, it helps if you utilize the subtitles to keep up with the sometimes mumbled dialogues. Unfortunately, the escaped convict subplot seems shoehorned into the last act. It's like Brooks tried too hard to concoct an "exciting" ending, but ended up almost ruining the movie. The film runs 2 hours, 12 minutes, and was shot in Nevada (Carson National Forest & Lake Mead), New Mexico (White Sands) and Colorado. GRADE: C+/B-
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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
Robert Donner
Reporter
John McLiam
Gebhardt
Robert F. Hoy
Lee Christie
Paul Stewart
J.B. Parker (uncredited)
Buddy Van Horn
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Jimmy Nickerson
Stunts
Robert F. Hoy
Stunts
Richard Brooks
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Richard Brooks
Producer
Alex North
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Richard Brooks
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