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Overview

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Director:
John Sturges
Writer:
William Roberts (screenplay)
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Release Date:
23 October 1960 (USA) more
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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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 2 nominations more
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Well done remake of Kurosawa's classic. more (176 total)

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Additional Details

Runtime:
128 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Spanish
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | Canada:G (Nova Scotia/Quebec) | Australia:PG (TV rating) (2005) | Australia:PG | 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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Yul Brynner was concerned to make sure he always appeared substantially taller than Steve McQueen, to the point of making a little mound of earth and standing on it in all their shots together. McQueen, for his part, casually kicked at the mound every time he passed by it. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When the attack comes, Steve McQueen is seen pointing to different areas for the peasants behind him to go to. Trouble is they left for them well before he pointed. more
Quotes:
Chris: He's a good gun, and we aren't heading for a church social. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Danger Mouse: Ants, Trees and... Whoops-a-Daisy (#10.2)" (1992) more

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25 out of 32 people found the following comment useful.
Well done remake of Kurosawa's classic., 6 July 2003
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Author: Rob Deschenes from Toronto, Ontario, Canada

SEVEN is one of the better Westerns to come out for the aging genre. Also, for any genre, it has much better characterization; from the cowboys, to the farmers, and even the outlaws themselves, everyone gets their own fair share of camera time to make MAGNIFICENT SEVEN a classic in its own right.

Outlaws steal from a small Mexican farming town every once in awhile. Since the authorities do nothing, the farmers enlist the aid of seven gunmen to solve their problem.

Compared to THE SEVEN SAMURAI, I would have to say MAGNIFICENT is less dark and reflective. An outlaw such as Calvera is hard to hate seeing him as a character on screen. Also, a better motive to explain why the outlaws continue their attack on the village is shown here, as opposed to Kurosawa's classic, where the raiders relentlessly never gave up, not once thinking (or admitting) the village is well fortified and they were not going to win. The scene and spirit of the old west, combined with the philosophies of the far east, have made a fine movie.

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