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Bite the Bullet

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Bite the Bullet (1975)

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Reviews Counted:14

Fresh:10

Rotten:4

Average Rating:6.6/10

Runtime: 2 hrs 12 mins

Genre: Westerns

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: Filmed in the classic Western tradition, this tale of a 700-mile horse race in the early 1900s takes its stalwart competitors over some rough western terrain and through various inclement... Filmed in the classic Western tradition, this tale of a 700-mile horse race in the early 1900s takes its stalwart competitors over some rough western terrain and through various inclement conditions. The wide variety of contestants has differing reasons for entering the grueling race, but each and every one of them has their eyes on the prize: $2,000. The rivals include an honorable Rough Rider (Gene Hackman), a plucky young woman (Candice Bergen), a drifting ex-cowboy (James Coburn), a reckless young bad boy (Jan-Michael Vincent), a wealthy British sportsman (Ian Bannen), and a Pony Express rider (Ben Johnson). As the disparate band of competitors sets out on the harsh and grueling desert ride, each person is forced to respect one another and work together as they endure a wide variety of dangerous conditions. This episodic tale features gorgeous cinematography of miles of barren and lone wasteland shot in contrast to the live-wire pageantry of the race, teeming with gritty scenes of the rough wild West full of hucksters, hustlers, and bawdy barmaids whooping it up until dawn. [More]

Starring: Gene Hackman, Candice Bergen, James Coburn, Ben Johnson

Starring: Gene Hackman, Candice Bergen, James Coburn, Ben Johnson, Ian Bannen, Jan-Michael Vincent, Paul Stewart

Director: Richard Brooks

Director: Richard Brooks
Producer: Richard Brooks
Composer: Alex North

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Unusual, big budget western concerning horse race to deathly finish.

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05/22/08
Steve Crum
Steve Crum
Video-Reviewmaster.com

Spendid period piece about an endurance horse race.

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04/08/08
TV Guide's Movie Guide

An excellent, literate action drama probing the diverse motivations of participants in an endurance horse race.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
04/08/08
Variety Staff
Variety Staff
Variety
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I wish I had a bullet to chew down on to kill the pain this pic gave me.

Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | comment 1 Comment
06/08/07
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Any random thought ever committed to paper about the intrinsic 'messages' of the Western genre here turns up as a line of speechifying dialogue: the result is a folly stultified by its own seriousness.

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06/24/06
Time Out

In spite of all the care, the money and the hardships that apparently went into its production, the movie looks prefabricated, like something assembled from other people's earlier, better inspirations.

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05/09/05
Vincent Canby
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No review available.

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11/24/04
Emanuel Levy
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A finely crafted, epic Western about a cross-country horseback endurance race.

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10/23/04
Roger Ebert
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No review available.

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03/08/04
Jake Euker
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No review available.

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01/23/04
Carol Cling
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal

Offers a fresh twist on winning out and gives us pause to think about our way of being in the world

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01/18/04
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

The result is that the film's message about sportsmanship decency becomes thoroughly anodyne. Entertaining nevertheless.

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05/24/03
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No review available.

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07/29/02
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Bite the Bullet may be many things, but boring it’s not.

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05/23/02
Patrick Byrne
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