Blazing Saddles Lobby Card Set 11"x 14" Original USA International 1974
Blazing Saddles USA International Lobby Card Set 11"x14" Original.With the passing of Gene Wilder, these cards are a true collectors item. Note that these are "international" style lobby cards (meaning they were printed in the U.S. for use in non-U.S. countries). Note the lack of a ratings box and thus a ratings snip of M has been applied for screening purposes.Blazing Saddles is a 1974 satirical Western comedy film directed by Mel Brooks. Starring Cleavon Little and Gene Wilder, the film was written by Brooks, Andrew Bergman, Richard Pryor, Norman Steinberg, and Al Uger, and was based on Bergman's story and draft. The movie was nominated for three Academy Awards, and is ranked No. 6 on the American Film Institute's 100 Years...100 Laughs list.Brooks appears in two supporting roles, Governor William J. Le Petomane and a Yiddish-speaking Indian chief; he also dubs lines for one of Lili von Shtupp's backing troupe. The supporting cast includes Slim Pickens, Alex Karras, and David Huddleston, as well as Brooks regulars Dom DeLuise, Madeline Kahn, and Harvey Korman. Bandleader Count Basie has a cameo as himself.
