Bite the Bullet (1975)
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.
Director: Richard Brooks
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Gene Hackman as Sam Clayton |
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Candice Bergen as Miss Jones |
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James Coburn as Luke Matthews |
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Ben Johnson as Mister |
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Ian Bannen as Sir Harry Norfolk |
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Jan-Michael Vincent as Carbo |
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Dabney Coleman as Jack Parker |
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Sally Kirkland as Honey |
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Buddy Van Horn as Slim |
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Jean Willes as Rosie |
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Mario Arteaga as Mexican |
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Robert Donner as Reporter |
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Lucia Canales as |
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John McLiam as Gebhardt |
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Robert F. Hoy as Lee Christie |
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Jerry Gatlin as The Wood Cutter |
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Walter Scott as Steve |
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William H. Burton Jr. as Billy |
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Joe Brooks as |
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Darwin Lamb as |
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Paul Stewart as J.B. Parker (uncredited) |
| Directing | Richard Brooks | Director |
| Writing | Richard Brooks | Writer |
| Production | Richard Brooks | Producer |
| Sound | Alex North | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Harry Stradling Jr. | Director of Photography |
| Editing | George Grenville | Editor |
| Art | Robert F. Boyle | Art Direction |
| Art | Bob Signorelli | Set Decoration |
| Crew | Buddy Van Horn | Stunts |
| Crew | Walter Scott | Stunts |
| Costume & Make-Up | Fred C. Blau Jr. | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Charles Bonniwell | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Tom Shaw | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Les Fresholtz | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Arthur Piantadosi | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Al Overton Jr. | Sound |
| Sound | Kay Rose | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Richard Tyler | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Crew | Chuck Gaspar | Special Effects |
| Crew | Mario Arteaga | Stunts |
| Crew | William H. Burton Sr. | Stunts |
| Crew | Jerry Gatlin | Stunts |
| Crew | Robert F. Hoy | Stunts |
| Crew | Jimmy Nickerson | Stunts |
| Camera | Richard Tim Vanik | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Richard Craig Meinardus | First Assistant Camera |