All must race against a thoroughbred of championship pedigree owned by Parker, a wealthy man who has no intention of seeing his entry lose. The fifteen colorful contestants include: two former Rough Riders named Clayton and Matthews who can't let friendship come between them if they intend to win Miss Jones.a lady of little virtue Carbo, a punk kid Mister, an old cowhand in poor health Sir Harry Norfolk, an English gentleman who's competing just for the sheer sport of it all and a Mexican with a toothache who literally needs to bite the bullet. Bite the Bullet is a 1975 American Western film written, produced, and directed by Richard Brooks and starring Gene Hackman, Candice Bergen, and James Coburn, with Ian Bannen, Jan-Michael Vincent, Ben Johnson, and Dabney Coleman in supporting roles.īased on actual events of the early twentieth century, the story concerns a grueling 700-mile (1,100 km) cross-country horse race in 1906, with a winner-take-all prize of $2,000 ($65,100 today), and the way it affects the lives of its various participants.
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