The Magnificent Seven 1960

type: Movie

language: English

duration: 128 min

genre: western

theme: japanese

director: John Sturges

Score: 7 / 10

The Magnificent Seven is a 1960 American Western film directed by John Sturges. The screenplay, credited to William Roberts, is a remake – in an Old West–style – of Akira Kurosawa's 1954 Japanese film Seven Samurai (itself initially released in the United States as The Magnificent Seven). The ensemble cast includes Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, Robert Vaughn, Brad Dexter, James Coburn, and Horst Buchholz as a group of seven gunfighters and Eli Wallach as their main antagonist. The seven title characters are hired to protect a small village in Mexico from a group of marauding bandits led by Wallach.

Plot

A gang of bandits led by Calvera periodically raids a poor Mexican village for food and supplies. After the latest raid, during which Calvera kills a villager, the village leaders decide they have had enough. On the advice of the village elder, they decide to fight back. Taking their few objects of value, three villagers ride to a town just inside the United States border hoping to barter for weapons. They are impressed by Chris Adams, a veteran Cajun gunslinger, and approach him for advice. Chris suggests they instead hire gunfighters to defend the village, as "men are cheaper than guns." At first agreeing only to help them recruit men, Chris eventually decides to lead the group. Despite the meager pay offered, he finds five willing gunmen.

Cast

More details

author	Akira Kurosawa Walter Bernstein Walter Newman William Roberts
contentLocation	Mexico Texas
director	John Sturges
editor	Ferris Webster
genre	western
keywords	abandon across the border cajun change of heart chris adams fight forced to kill gamble gunslinger hard times haunt hidden gold hide irish mexican old man pass shoot survive their way united states village
musicBy	Elmer Bernstein
nomination	Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score
producer	John Sturges
productionCompany	Alpha Productions The Mirisch Company
publisher	United Artists
recordedAt	Mexico
theme	japanese