Guns of the Magnificent Seven (1969)

User Rating:

5.3/10   

Director:

Paul Wendkos

Writer:

Herman Hoffman (written by)

Release Date:

14 July 1969 (Denmark)

Genre:

Action | Western | Adventure | Drama

Tagline:

The Magnificent Seven are back - and they don't aim to please.

Plot:

A Mexican revolutionary hires an American gunslinger to organize the rescue of their leader from a brutal army prison. |

Plot Keywords:

Prison | Buried To Neck | Jail Break | Mexican Revolution | One Armed Man

Cast

George Kennedy	...	Chris
James Whitmore	...	Levi
Monte Markham	...	Keno
Reni Santoni	...	Max
Bernie Casey	...	Cassie
Scott Thomas	...	P.J.
Joe Don Baker	...	Slater
Tony Davis	...	Emil
Michael Ansara	...	Col. Diego
Frank Silvera	...	Lobero
Wende Wagner	...	Tina
Sancho Gracia	...	Miguel
Luis Rivera	...	Lt. Prensa
George Rigaud	...	Gabriel (as Jorge Rigaud)
Fernando Rey	...	Quintero

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

Finland:K-16 | Norway:16 | Sweden:15 | UK:PG | USA:G | West Germany:12

Filming Locations:

Almería, Andalucía, Spain

Company:

Mirisch Corporation, The

Trivia:

Despite bearing no resemblance to Yul Brynner, including a full head of hair, George Kennedy takes over the role of Chris Adams, played by Brynner in the first two films. Even Adams' trademark dark clothing is gone. What remains is the steel resolve and affinity for cigars.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Lorca is shot in the chest, the blood pack in his shirt is visible for quite a while.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Col. Diego: Where is the meeting?
Tortured Prisoner: In the church.
Col. Diego: Is Quintero with them?
Tortured Prisoner: Yes.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven' (2000) (TV)

BETTER THAN THE ORIGINAL.

Not many,if any, would claim that this movie is better than the "classic" original but what seems to be generally overlooked is the fact that the first film was very slow with little action until the end.That is not true of "GUNS" which is packed with all kinds of typical western rough-housing all the way through until the final rousing battle and if George Kennedy and Monte Markham do not compete with Brynner and McQueen in the charisma stakes they make up for it with a surfeit of fast gunplay which basically is what we want and expect from the western genre.Its also a lot better than any of the John Ford yawnfests (apart from the wonderful "MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE" that is)