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Bite the Bullet ()

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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.
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Sam Clayton
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Miss Jones
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Luke Matthews
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Mister
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Sir Harry Norfolk
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Carbo
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Reporter
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Rosie
Mario Arteaga ...
Mexican
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Jack Parker
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Gebhardt
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Lee Christie (as Robert Hoy)
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The Wood Cutter
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Honey
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Steve (as Walter Scott Jr.)
William H. Burton Jr. ...
Billy (as Bill Burton)
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Slim
Lucia Canales
Darwin Lamb
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J.B. Parker (uncredited)

Directed by

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Richard Brooks

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Richard Brooks ... producer (uncredited)

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Alex North

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Harry Stradling Jr. ... director of photography

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George Grenville

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Don Roth ... assistant editor
Nancy Sammons ... assistant editor

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Robert F. Boyle ... (as Robert Boyle)

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Bob Signorelli ... (as Robert Signorelli)

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Fred C. Blau Jr. ... makeup artist (as Fred Blau)

Production Management

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Gene Levy ... production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Charles Bonniwell ... second assistant director
Tom Shaw ... assistant director

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Ray Mercer Jr. ... property master (as Ray Mercer)
John Alvin ... poster artist (uncredited)
Tom Jung ... poster designer (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Les Fresholtz ... sound re-recording
Al Overton Jr. ... sound
Arthur Piantadosi ... sound re-recording
Kay Rose ... sound editor
Richard Tyler ... sound re-recording

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Chuck Gaspar ... special effects

Stunts

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Mario Arteaga ... stunts (uncredited)
William H. Burton ... stunts (uncredited)
Jerry Gatlin ... stunts (uncredited)
Bob Hoy ... stunts (uncredited)
Jimmy Nickerson ... stunts (uncredited)
Walter Scott ... stunts (uncredited)
Buddy Van Horn ... stunts (uncredited)

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Clifford Hutchison ... chief electrician (as Cliff Hutchinson)
Tom D. May ... key grip (as Tom May)
Richard Tim Vanik ... camera operator (as Tim Vanik)
Richard Craig Meinardus ... first assistant camera (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Jeanne Swain ... casting: New Mexico (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Rita Riggs ... wardrobe

Music Department

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Joan Biel ... music editor
Hershy Kay ... orchestration
Tony Terran ... musician
Malcolm McNab ... trumpet soloist (uncredited)
Ethmer Roten ... musician: flute (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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John Franco ... script supervisor

Additional Crew

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Al Horwits ... public relations
Rudy Ugland ... horses (as Rudy Ugland Jr.)
John Marshall ... subtitle script and timing (uncredited)
Lee Sollenberger ... animal trainer: turkey vultures, coyote (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

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 unclear motives, a Mexican, an Englishman, a young gunfighter, an old cowboy and two friends from their days with the Rough Riders in Cuba, Sam Clayton and Luke Matthews - all matched against a thoroughbred backed by the race's sponsor. These individualists will be challenged to respect each other as the competition becomes increasingly brutal and strenuous. Written by Yepok

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Taglines In the tradition of Shane and High Noon, a new Western Classic is born! BITE THE BULLET See more »
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Also Known As
  • La Chevauchée sauvage (France)
  • 700 Meilen westwärts (Germany)
  • Muerde la bala (Spain)
  • Kupariluoti (Finland)
  • Desafio à Coragem (Portugal)
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  • 132 min
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Box Office

Budget $4,000,000 (estimated)
Cumulative Worldwide Gross $986,185

Did You Know?

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Trivia The film was inspired by the 1908 700-mile cross-country horse race from Evanston, Wyoming to Denver, Colorado. It was sponsored by the Denver Post, which offered $2,500 prize money to the winner. See more »
Goofs As the third (Jan-Michael Vincent) of three riders is exiting the train at the race station (close to the 12 minute mark), you can clearly see a crew member wearing t-shirt, sun-glasses and wrist watch, looking perfectly mid-1970's. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Behind the Action: Stuntmen in the Movies (2002). See more »
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Quotes Mister: God, what ain't I tried. Pony express rider, Overland Stage driver, lawman, gambler, riverman, rancher, rodeo hand, barman, spittoon man... old man. Never much to remember. Of course, there ain't much to forget, either. Nobody's got much use for an old man. I can't blame 'em much. That's why I'm going to win this here newspaper race. When I cross the finish line, I get to be a big man. Top man. A man to remember.
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