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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
Genre:
Western | Adventure | Drama 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
Plot Keywords:
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(29 articles)
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User Comments:
Yul Is Cool! more
US TV Schedule:
Sat. July 114:00 PMTCM   
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Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

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
Danny Bravo
John A. Alonzo ... Tomas (as John Alonso)
Enrique Lucero ... Villager
Alex Montoya

Robert J. Wilke ... Wallace (as Robert Wilke)

Val Avery ... Henry (corset salesman)
Whit Bissell ... Chamlee (undertaker)
Bing Russell ... Robert, (Henry's traveling companion)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Henry Amargo ... Villager (uncredited)
José Chávez ... Rafael (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Roberto Contreras ... Villager (uncredited)
Valentin de Vargas ... Calvera henchman (uncredited)
Larry Duran ... Calvera henchman (uncredited)
Joseph Ruskin ... Flynn (uncredited)
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Directed by
John Sturges 
 
Writing credits
Akira Kurosawa (screenplay "Shichinin no samurai") uncredited &
Shinobu Hashimoto (screenplay "Shichinin no samurai") uncredited &
Hideo Oguni (screenplay "Shichinin no samurai") uncredited

William Roberts (screenplay)

Walter Bernstein  uncredited and
Walter Newman  uncredited

Produced by
Walter Mirisch .... executive producer
Lou Morheim .... associate producer
John Sturges .... producer
 
Original Music by
Elmer Bernstein 
 
Cinematography by
Charles Lang (director of photography) (as Charles Lang Jr.)
 
Film Editing by
Ferris Webster 
 
Art Direction by
Edward Fitzgerald 
 
Set Decoration by
Rafael Suárez  (as Rafael Suarez)
 
Makeup Department
Emile LaVigne .... makeup artist (as Emile Lavigne)
Daniel C. Striepeke .... makeup artist (as Daniel Striepke)
 
Production Management
Francisco Day .... production manager (as Chico Day)
Allen K. Wood .... production supervisor
Hubert Fröhlich .... production manager (uncredited)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jaime Contreras .... assistant director
Robert E. Relyea .... assistant director
Emilio Fernández .... assistant director (uncredited)
 
Art Department
Sam Gordon .... property
 
Sound Department
Del Harris .... sound effects editor
Rafael Ruiz Esparza .... sound (as Rafael Esparza)
Jack Solomon .... sound
 
Special Effects by
Milt Rice .... special effects
 
Stunts
Larry Duran .... stunts (uncredited)
Jerry Gatlin .... stunts (uncredited)
Loren Janes .... stunts (uncredited)
Jack Williams .... stunts (uncredited)
Henry Wills .... stunt coordinator (uncredited)
Henry Wills .... stunts (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Don Stott .... gaffer (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Bob Bain .... musician: guitar (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Thom Conroy .... dialogue director
John Franco .... continuity
'Chema' Hernandez .... head wrangler (uncredited)
 
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Additional Details

Parents Guide:
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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 | 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
Filming Locations:
Churubusco Studios, Mexico City, México D.F., Mexico more
Company:
Mirisch Corporation, The more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Mexican censors required the peasants to always be wearing clean clothes. more
Goofs:
Continuity: The first man Calvera kills near the beginning of the movie has no wounds on his back after being shot and falling to the ground. When the villagers run to the body to look at the man, there are two wounds on his back. more
Quotes:
Old Man: They are all farmers. Farmers talk of nothing but fertilizer and women. I've never shared their enthusiasm for fertilizer. As for women, I became indifferent when I was eighty-three. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004) more

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29 out of 37 people found the following comment useful:-
Yul Is Cool!, 26 April 2006
8/10
Author: ccthemovieman-1 from Lockport, NY, United States

This is considered one of the all-time great westerns: a real classic, and I can't argue. I've seen a number of faster-moving and better westerns but few with a cast this good that's still entertaining. I never get tired of seeing the stars in this movie. How often are actors like Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, James Coburn and Eli Wallach boring.....or all in the same movie? Not too often. Throw in Robert Vaughn and Horst Buchholz and you have a memorable cast.

As "cool" as McQueen was in his day, in this film Brynner was the "coolest" guy. Just the intense look on his face with those piercing eyes and deep voice command attention whenever he's on screen. Meanwhile, nobody but nobody played a Mexican villain better than Wallach.

The "good guys" in this classic movie are all professional killers and show their human side by admitting their weaknesses and the emptiness of their profession. No one says it better here than Bronson, who gives a couple of very powerful "sermons" to some young boys.

A solid western and a pretty famous theme song, too! It's also another good example of showing some real tough guys who can be convincing without profanity. Can you imagine the dialog if this film was re-made today?!

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