Movie Settings Database

Blazing Saddles

Where:

California

When:

The 1870s The 1850s

Never give a saga an even break! — A town—where everyone seems to be named Johnson—stands in the way of the railroad. In order to grab their land, robber baron Hedley Lemar sends his henchmen to make life in the town unbearable. After the sheriff is killed, the town demands a new sheriff from the Governor, so Hedley convinces him to send the town the first black sheriff in the west.

Released in 1974 — 93 minutes

Genres:

Western Comedy

Languages:

English German Yiddish