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The Magnificent Seven (1960)

APPROVED  128 min  -  Western | Adventure | Drama   -  23 October 1960 (USA)
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An oppressed Mexican peasant village assembles seven gunfighters to help defend their homes.

Director:

John Sturges

Writer:

William Roberts (screenplay), and 5 more credits »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Yul Brynner ...
Eli Wallach ...
Steve McQueen ...
Charles Bronson ...
Robert Vaughn ...
Lee
Brad Dexter ...
James Coburn ...
Jorge Martínez de Hoyos Jorge Martínez de Hoyos ...
Hilario (as Jorge Martinez de Hoyas)
Vladimir Sokoloff Vladimir Sokoloff ...
Old Man
Rosenda Monteros Rosenda Monteros ...
Rico Alaniz Rico Alaniz ...
Sotero
Pepe Hern Pepe Hern
Natividad Vacío Natividad Vacío ...
Miguel (as Natividad Vacio)
Mario Navarro Mario Navarro ...
Boy with O'Reilly
Danny Bravo Danny Bravo
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Storyline

A bandit terrorizes a small Mexican farming village each year. Several of the village elders send three of the farmers into the United States to search for gunmen to defend them. They end up with 7, each of whom comes for a different reason. They must prepare the town to repulse an army of 40 bandits who will arrive wanting food. An Americanization of the film, Seven Samurai Written by John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>  

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Plot Keywords:

Village | Bandit | Farmer | Peasant | Gunfighter  | See more »

Taglines:

The Magnificent One! See more »

Genres:

Western | Adventure | Drama

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Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Los siete magníficos See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

James Coburn (Britt) and Robert Vaughn (Lee) have only 11 and 16 lines in the entire film respectively. Although they were close friends for almost 50 years, this is their only film together. See more »

Goofs

Factual errors: Chris tells Harry Luck that the job pays a gold eagle plus room and board. But the payment offered was $20. An eagle was the $10 gold coin; the $20 gold coin was the "double eagle." See more »

Quotes

Hilario: Even if we had the guns, we know how to plant and grow, we don't know how to kill.
Old Man: Then learn, or die!
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Connections

Referenced in "The Black Adder: The Black Seal (#1.6)" (1983) See more »