Seven gunfighters are hired by Mexican peasants to liberate their village from oppressive bandits.Seven gunfighters are hired by Mexican peasants to liberate their village from oppressive bandits.Seven gunfighters are hired by Mexican peasants to liberate their village from oppressive bandits.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 2 wins & 6 nominations total
- Hilario
- (as Jorge Martinez de Hoyas)
- Villager
- (as Natividad Vacio)
- Miguel
- (as John Alonso)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAlthough the film received mixed reviews, Akira Kurosawa was so impressed he sent John Sturges a ceremonial sword as a gift.
- GoofsSteve McQueen wears Levi's jeans with the famous red tab, which were introduced in the 1930s.
- Quotes
Village Boy 2: We're ashamed to live here. Our fathers are... cowards.
[O'Reilly takes the boy over his knee and spanks him]
O'Reilly: [harshly] Don't you ever say that again about your fathers, because they are not cowards! You think I am brave because I carry a gun? Well, your fathers are much braver because they carry responsibility, for you, your brothers, your sisters, and your mothers. And this responsibility is like a big rock that weighs a ton. It bends and it twists them until finally it buries them under the ground. And there's nobody says they have to do this. They do it because they love you, and because they want to. I have never had this kind of courage. Running a farm, working like a mule every day with no guarantee anything will ever come of it. This is bravery. That's why I never even started anything like that... that's why I never will.
- Crazy creditsAnd Introducing Horst Buchholz
- Alternate versionsThe German theatrical release differs from the German VHS video in the scene where the magnificent seven have been taken by surprise and have to put down their weapons on the table. Chico is the last one and stands in enragement. In the theatrical version he then nevertheless unstraps his belt like the others. In the VHS video version Chris jumps at Chico just in that moment when he wants to pull the gun. Chris takes his gun and puts it on desk. Then Chico unstraps his belt.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Precious Images (1986)
- SoundtracksThe Magnificent Seven Theme
Written by Elmer Bernstein
There are so many moody looks between characters, and little movements or idiosyncrasies that just make each of the gunmen seem so real. Apparently, there were big egos behind the camera that caused these acts of showmanship, but unlike most films where the egos clash, here they just build the characters up without harming them.
Yul Brynner and Steve McQueen are just wonderful, and James Coburn and Charles Bronson both put in equal performances. There's just nothing about this film that you can fault, the script is kept light when required and the stunning score lifts up and the acting is huge but never too much. This is a must see again and again.
- PyrolyticCarbon
- Sep 12, 2002
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Languages
- Also known as
- Siete hombres y un destino
- Filming locations
- Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico(desert, sets)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $2,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $416
- Runtime2 hours 8 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1