The Magnificent Seven (1960) USA
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Director:John Sturges
Studio:MGM (Video & DVD)
Producer:John Sturges
Writer:William Roberts
Rating:4.5 (140 votes)
Rated:PG-13
Date Added:2008-03-25
ASIN:B000FSMEA6
UPC:0027616158475
Price:$14.94
Awards:Nominated for Oscar, Another 1 win & 2 nominations
Genre:Westerns
Release:2006-08-01
IMDb:0054047
Duration:128
Picture Format:Widescreen
Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
Sound:Dolby
Languages:English, Spanish, French
Subtitles:English, French, Spanish
Features:Special Edition
John Sturges  ...  (Director)
William Roberts  ...  (Writer)
 
Yul Brynner  ...  Chris Larabee Adams
Eli Wallach  ...  Calvera
Steve McQueen  ...  Vin Tanner
Charles Bronson  ...  Bernardo O'Reilly
Robert Vaughn  ...  Lee
Brad Dexter  ...  Harry Luck
James Coburn  ...  Britt
Horst Buchholz  ...  Chico
Jorge Martínez de Hoyos  ...  Hilario (as Jorge Martinez de Hoyas)
Vladimir Sokoloff  ...  Old Man
Rosenda Monteros  ...  Petra
Rico Alaniz  ...  Sotero
Pepe Hern  ...  Tomas
Natividad Vacío  ...  Miguel (as Natividad Vacio)
Mario Navarro  ...  Boy with O'Reilly
Danny Bravo  ...  
Summary: Akira Kurosawa's rousing "Seven Samurai" was a natural for an American remake--after all, the codes and conventions of ancient Japan and the Wild West (at least the mythical movie West) are not so very far apart. Thus "The Magnificent Seven" effortlessly turns samurai into cowboys (the same trick worked more than once: Kurosawa's "Yojimbo" became Sergio Leone's "A Fistful of Dollars"). The beleaguered denizens of a Mexican village, weary of attacks by banditos, hire seven gunslingers to repel the invaders once and for all. The gunmen are cool and capable, with most of the actors playing them just on the cusp of '60s stardom: Steve McQueen, James Coburn, Charles Bronson, Robert Vaughn. The man who brings these warriors together is Yul Brynner, the baddest bald man in the West. There's nothing especially stylish about the approach of veteran director John Sturges ("The Great Escape"), but the storytelling is clear and strong, and the charisma of the young guns fairly flies off the screen. If that isn't enough to awaken the 12-year-old kid inside anyone, the unforgettable Elmer Bernstein music will do it: bum-bum-ba-bum, bum-ba-bum-ba-bum.... Followed by three inferior sequels, "Return of the Seven", "Guns of the Magnificent Seven", and "The Magnificent Seven Ride!" "--Robert Horton"