![]() Awardsīite the Bullet was nominated for two Academy Awards including Best Sound Mixing ( Arthur Piantadosi, Les Fresholtz, Richard Tyler, Al Overton, Jr.) and Best Music, Original Score ( Alex North). The film's title comes from the creation of an improvised cap made from a hollowed bullet, which is used to relieve the toothache of one of the participants in the horse race. Other scenes were filmed at the Carson National Forest, New Mexico Taos, New Mexico White Sands National Monument, New Mexico Lake Mead, Nevada Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada. There are numerous scenes of steam locomotives at work, shot along the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad narrow gauge railway between Chama, New Mexico, and Antonito, Colorado. The movie was filmed on location in New Mexico and Nevada and begins in a church in the small town of La Puente, New Mexico. ![]() CastĬharles Bronson turned down the lead role of Sam Clayton before Gene Hackman was eventually cast. As the race progresses, the conditions test not only the endurance of horses and riders but also their philosophies of life and the meaning of victory and defeat. The film touches on the themes of sportsmanship, animal cruelty, the yellow press, racism, the end of the Old West and the bonds of marriage and friendship. ![]() All must race against a thoroughbred of championship pedigree owned by a wealthy man (Coleman) who has no intention of seeing his entry lose. The colorful contestants include two former Rough Riders (Hackman and Coburn) who can't let friendship come between them if they intend to win, a lady of little virtue (Bergen), a punk kid (Vincent), an old cowhand in poor health (Johnson), an English gentleman (Bannen) who's competing just for the sheer sport of it all, and a Mexican with a toothache (Mario Arteaga) who literally needs to bite the bullet. ![]() Based on actual events of the early twentieth century, the story concerns a grueling 700-mile cross-country horse race in 1908 and the way it affects the lives of its various participants. ![]()
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