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Bite the Bullet. (film) Bite the Bullet is a 1975 American Western film written, produced, and directed by Richard Brooks and starring Gene Hackman, Candice Bergen, and James Coburn, with Ian Bannen, Jan-Michael Vincent, Ben Johnson, and Dabney Coleman in supporting roles.
Jun 25, 1975 · Bite the Bullet: Directed by Richard Brooks. With Gene Hackman, Candice Bergen, James Coburn, Ben Johnson. A pair of ex-Rough Riders, a former prostitute, a gunfighter, an aging cowboy and an English gentleman enter a 700-mile horse race through the Southwest desert in 1908.
- (5.9K)
- Action, Adventure, Drama
- Richard Brooks
- 1975-06-25
Jan-Michael Vincent as The Kid. Gene Hackman as The rough-rider. Richard Brooks' "Bite the Bullet" is a finely crafted, epic Western about a cross-country horseback endurance race. It's set in 1906, at just that moment when the traditions of the old West were being challenged by the inroads of "civilization" from the East, and the advance guard ...
A disparate group of individuals enter a horse race through 700 miles of the Wild West to win a large cash prize. The contestants include two ex-Rough Riders (Gene Hackman, James Coburn), an aging ...
- (15)
- Richard Brooks
- PG
- Gene Hackman
Purchase Bite the Bullet on digital and stream instantly or download offline. Bite The Bullet is an epic Western adventure featuring an amazing award-winning cast. Directed by Robert Brooks (In Cold Blood, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof), the film's turn of the century tale of high stakes and harsh tests of endurance glorifies the kind of gutsy men and women who built this country. Two-time Oscar® winner Gene Hackman plays a former rough-rider who matches wits with a lovely but shady lady in ...
- Richard Brooks
- Gene Hackman
Bite the Bullet (1975) is a strong moralistic tale of an endurance race viewed through the eyes of a reluctant participant Sam Clayton (Gene Hackman). Set at the turn of the century when automobiles were being introduced into the culture and the old West was vanishing, the plot follows Clayton as he enters a grueling, cross-country horserace across 600 miles involving several riders competing for a prize of $2,000.
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Summaries. A pair of ex-Rough Riders, a former prostitute, a gunfighter, an aging cowboy and an English gentleman enter a 700-mile horse race through the Southwest desert in 1908. In 1908, a newspaper organizes an endurance horse race through the desert: 700 miles to run in a few days. Nine adventurers are competing, among them a woman with ...
