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Release Date:
23 October 1960 (USA)
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Tagline:
They were seven - And they fought like seven hundred! more
Plot:
An oppressed Mexican peasant village assembles seven gunfighters to help defend their homes. full summary | add synopsis
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Nominated for Oscar.
Another 1 win
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2 nominations
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A Great Western!!
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Yul Brynner | ... | Chris Adams |
 | Eli Wallach | ... | Calvera |
 | Steve McQueen | ... | Vin |
 | 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 | ||
| Natividad Vacío | ... | Miguel (as Natividad Vacio) |
| Mario Navarro | ... | Boy with O'Reilly |
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128 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) |
Canada:G (Nova Scotia/Quebec) |
Australia:PG |
Australia:PG (TV rating) (2005) |
Netherlands:6 (DVD rating) |
USA:Approved (certificate #19668) |
West Germany:12 (f) |
Brazil:12 |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:M (TV rating) |
Finland:K-16 |
Norway:16 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:PG
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According to Eli Wallach's autobiography, Yul Brynner had a major problem with what he perceived as Steve McQueen's trying to upstage him. According to Wallach, McQueen would do things when on screen with Brynner to draw attention to his character. Examples were his shaking of the shotgun shells and taking off his hat to check the sun during the hearse scene and leaning off his horse to dip his hat in the river when the Seven cross into Mexico. Brynner was supposedly so worried about McQueen stealing his limelight in scenes that he hired an assistant to count the number of times McQueen touched his own hat when he [Brynner] was speaking.
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Continuity: As Chris and Vin ride the hearse back from the cemetery you can see one of the tassels fall from the head of the horse on the left. In the next shot the horses are coming around a corner and the tassel is back in place.
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Referenced in "Drama Connections: Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (#1.1)" (2005)
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I first saw this film about 20 years ago as a teenager and I still find it as enjoyable now as I did then. It is the tale of seven gunfighters who are hired by a poor Mexican farming community to help drive off the bandits who periodically show up and steal the communities food and goods. Of the Magnificent Seven most of the screen time is given to Chris (Brynner), Vin (McQueen) and Chico (Bucholz). While no details are given about the individual pasts of the Magnificent Seven it is fairly clear what there pasts may have been.
1. Chris: A leader, perhaps a former soldier, who has encountered danger before and gained a degree of mastery over his emotions in dangerous situation.
2. Vin: A capable man with a gun, perhaps a one time cowboy. He seems to be comfortable working as a loner but clearly would like to one day settle down.
3. Chico: The youngest of the Seven and most inexperienced. He wants to shed his farming past and attempts through acts of bravado to persuade others and himself that he is a gunfighter at heart.
4. Bernardo (Bronson): A strong solitary man that in many ways resembles Chris although not displaying the desire to lead. In many ways he is the most interesting character. He has made quite a bit of money in the past even though he is now broke. The attention he gives to the local village children and the gift he gives a village girl hint at the idea that while he is good at gunfighting he knows that it is a good family life that is important.
5. Lee (Vaughn): The most difficult character to relate to. He appears to be a gunman who in the past was cocky, arrogant and self assured but now after experiencing life on the run now doubts himself. He wants to do the right thing but finds it difficult to step up to the plate when it's his turn.
6. Britt (Coburn): A loner who is unequaled in a gun or knife fight. A man whose motives remain his own.
7. Harry (Dexter): A good man to have in a fight but one who lets greed cloud his every decision. It would seem that Harry is one of those individuals who is always one step away from gaining riches but somehow never gains them.
The leader of the bandits is Calvera (Walsh) who is not an unlikeable fellow. He appears to believe that it is his job to steal so that he can support himself and his men. For him it is only a job, not unlike the farmers who work the land to provide for their families. He has what can almost be describes as a code of ethics for those who make their living with guns. This code of ethics is evident in the way he treats the Magnificent Seven towards the end of the film. However, given the films ending, this code does not seem to be shared by the Magnificent Seven
Lastly, while many people may view this film as a western action film I think there is quite a bit of underlying humanity and character depth woven into the story. It is these underlying characteristics that distinguish it from the average western action flick and have helped to make this film as popular as it is.