Review of Bite the Bullet (1975) by Anthony V — 04 Sep 2015

At the beginning of the 1900's a horse race across the American West is the hub this tale spins on, it's spokes a good cast of charismatic regulars. But director/writer Richard Brooks has a little more on his mind than simply a horse race and those liberal causes are what the piece is really about.

Racism, the humane treatment of animals, feminism, the humane treatment of humans, all that's missing here is a scene of hippies passing a joint while a Joan Baez song plays. If you can get pass or forget the "let me tell you something" tone of the piece, you've got a nicely done oater.