Guns of the Magnificent Seven (1969)

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

Director:

Paul Wendkos

Writer:

Herman Hoffman

Stars:

George Kennedy, James Whitmore, Monte Markham

Cast

Complete credited 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

Storyline

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

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Plot Keywords:

gunslinger | army | rescue | mexican | prison | 

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Taglines:

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

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Genres:

Western

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Certificate:

G

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

14 July 1969 (Denmark)

Also Known As:

Vuelven los siete magníficos

Filming Locations:

Almería, Andalucía, Spain

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mirisch Production Company, The, Mirisch Corporation, The

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The third in the original series of four "Magnificent Seven" movies.

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Goofs

During the beginning of the attack on the prison you can see a string attached to the knife that is thrown at the guard in the tower.

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Quotes

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

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Connections

Follows Return of the Seven (1966)

User Reviews

Underrated

I can't believe that people give this movie such a bad rating. Of the three sequels to the original SEVEN, this is far and away the best. Of course it isn't as good as the original and it doesn't have Yul Brenner, but if you can overlook that, it's actually quite entertaining. In fact, this movie would have been better on its own had it just been a bunch of guys with no relation to the original. But people will always question why George Kennedy is playing Chris, despite looking (and acting) nothing like him. But Kennedy is one of the reasons that this movie works so well. Easily one of the great actors of his generation, Kennedy so often played villians in westerns (check out Sons of Katie Elder and a couple other John Wayne films). But as the leader with a conscious in this film, he's great.

I found the script to be really good, a little predictable, but entertaining nonetheless. And one of the things that makes this movie work is that there is chemestry among the seven, unlike the second Magnificent Seven, which was a total bore. The characters are well done and well cast, especially James Whitmore, who was extremely likeable here. Another thing about the film that I love, are the names. Everyone has a cool, western name: Levi, Keno, Cassy, Slater. Beautiful.

If you want to see a good western, and base it on its own merits, Guns is a good choice.