Bite the Bullet is a 1975 English-language Action Adventure motion picture written and directed by Richard Brooks and produced by Richard Brooks. 9 adventurers are competing, among them a woman, Miss Jones, a Mexican, an Englishman, a young cowboy, an old one and two friends, Sam Clayton and Luke Matthews. Bite the bullet features Gene Hackman, Candice Bergen, James Coburn, Ian Bannen, Jan-michael Vincent, Ben Johnson and Paul Stewart. The music was composed by Alex North. Cinematography was done by Harry Stradling Jr. and editing by George Grenville. The film has a running time of 131 minutes. It was released on 1st May 1975. The Film was successful at box office. Bite the Bullet was made on a budget of $4 million and it was a super hit at box office gross of $11 million. Distribution rights for the film were acquired by Columbia Pictures. 9 adventurers are competing, among them a woman, Miss Jones, a Mexican, an Englishman, a young cowboy, an old one and two friends, Sam Clayton and Luke Matthews.