The Magnificent Seven is a 1960 American Western film directed by John Sturges and starring Yul Brynner, Eli Wallach and Steve McQueen. The supporting cast features Charles Bronson, Robert Vaughn, Brad Dexter, James Coburn and Horst Buchholz. The film is an Old West–style remake of Akira Kurosawa's 1954 Japanese film Seven Samurai. Brynner, McQueen, Bronson, Vaughn, Dexter, Coburn and Buchholz portray the title characters, a group of seven gunfighters hired to protect a small village in Mexico from a group of marauding bandits. The film's musical score was composed by Elmer Bernstein. In 2013, the film was selected for the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
| Director | John Sturges |
| Produced by | John Sturges |
| Screenplay by | William Roberts, Uncredited, Walter Bernstein, Walter Newman |
| Based on | Seven Samurai, by Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto, Hideo Oguni, (uncredited) |
| Starring | Yul Brynner, Eli Wallach, Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, Robert Vaughn, Horst Buchholz |
| Music | Elmer Bernstein |
| Cinematography | Charles Lang |
| Edited by | Ferris Webster |
| Production, company | The Mirisch Company, Alpha Productions |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
| Released | October 12, 1960 |
| Running time | 128 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2 million |
| Box office | $9.75 million (rentals) |
| Netflix ID | 60011750 |
About The Magnificent Seven
This remake follows seven gunmen as they try to protect a town against a group of outlaws. The film grossed over $162 million worldwide.
Achievement of The Magnificent Seven
The horse that Chris Pratt rides is the horse from War Horse. The movie marks Denzel Washington's first western film.
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Latest information about The Magnificent Seven updated on July 28 2021.
