The Magnificent Seven

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Cast & Crew

Yul Brynner
Chris Larabee Adams

Eli Wallach
Calvera

Steve McQueen
Vin Tanner

Horst Buchholz
Chico

Charles Bronson
Bernardo O'Reilly

Robert Vaughn
Lee

Brad Dexter
Harry Luck

James Coburn
Britt

Vladimir Sokoloff
Old Man

Rosenda Monteros
Petra

John Sturges
Director

John Sturges
Producer

Walter Mirisch
Executive Producer

William Roberts
Screenwriter

Elmer Bernstein
Original Music

Charles Lang
Cinematographer

Ferris Webster
Film Editor

Edward Fitzgerald
Art Director

Rafael Suarez
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• Feb 22, 2017

  Didn't really think this was that great. Honestly, the remake was way better.
  Stephen S Super Reviewer
• Sep 23, 2016

  Whether or not a film is remade or just simply takes place within the same genre, people come to expect certain things when seeing a familiar storyline. Nowadays, people complain that there are far too many remakes of classic films, but what they don't realize is that there are quite a few remakes from the past as well. Today for example, the Swedish horror film Let the Right One In is released, only to be remade a year or so later as an American film, retitled Let Me In. This has been done since the very beginning of cinema. With that on the table, 1960's The Magnificent Seven followed directly in the footsteps of the 1954 Japanese samurai film, Seven Samurai. Did it improve on anything that the Akira Kurosawa version failed to achieve? Lets talk The Magnificent Seven (1960). Following the events from Akira Kurosawa's 1954 masterpiece, it was already clear there was a high bar to match. Although I did not try to see the differences throughout this version, it was very hard to ignore the fact that there are some lines of dialogue literally delivered verbatim. The film begins with a group of bandits who threaten to return to terrorize the town if they do not have their food handed over to them upon their return. Therein lying the issue, a group of seven horsemen/gunmen are recruited to take down these bandits upon their return. It is a very simple story with great characters. That is almost exactly what my description was for Kurosawa's Seven Samurai, which is both a good and bad thing in my opinion. This film utilizes everything that made the original Japanese film a masterpiece, but also trims off about 80 minutes of story. Although I had no complaints about the original telling of this story, The Magnificent Seven was able to trim off about 80 minutes from the original story, making for a much smoother film experience. That being said, the character development in Seven Samurai was much deeper, so for every positive, I also found a negative. On the bright side, watching men laugh over drinks, fire guns, and ride horses for the majority of the film is much more exciting then watching a ten minute scene of two samurai warriors talking about the future battle. That being said, Seven Samurai also utilized those scenes in a way that sucked its audience into every line of dialogue being spoken. While The Magnificent Seven does have a lot of great character moments, it tries to introduce new characters as the film progresses and you really only find yourself latching onto two of the main characters. Worth every minute of waiting through set-ups and promises, The Magnificent Seven delivers, without a doubt, one of the most exciting shootouts in any western that I have seen. No, it doesn't live up to classic moments like that of The Good he Bad and the Ugly, but I am not trying to compare classics here. Sitting through every great character arc and moment of redemption, you feel a sense of fulfillment once the final battle occurs. There is so much excitement to be had while watching this picture, and for any western fan, there really is not much more you could have asked for at the time. In the end, 1960's The Magnificent Seven is a well-made western picture, that without the original Japanese version, would not have been made. For that reason alone, I have to dock a few points. Does this film deliver fantastic and loveable characters? Absolutely. Does it deliver on awesome shootout sequences? You bet it does. Does it feel far too similar with not enough differences to Seven Samurai? Sadly, that is also a glaring yes. Still, being a fan of the western genre, I can say that much care and time was put into the making of this film and it shows in the final product. There are a few cheesy lines and performances throughout, making it hold up even less than its Japanese version, but it is still a great watch after all these years nonetheless. The 1960 version of The Magnificent Seven is pure western entertainment. Recommended to any fans of this genre.
  

  KJ P Super Reviewer
• Aug 22, 2016

  It's usually pretty difficult for these ensemble films to divide the screen time evenly among its cast, and that can be said about The Magnificent Seven. Although, its main problem is not with its cast, but with the lack luster script and so-so pacing. Starring some of the biggest stars of their time, Yul Brynner, Eli Wallach, Charles Bronson, and Steve McQueen, The Magnificent Seven boasts one of the best ensemble casts to date. To that point, the performances all around are great, but I don't think they are used to their full potential (even early in some of their careers). Wallach and Brynner are the clear standouts, however, doing the best they can with a generic script at best. It's famously based on the all-time classic, Seven Samurai, and it lacks the unique identity that Samurai had. It's not as gritty or as thought provoking, but it has its entertaining moments. With the exception of some pretty awful death scenes, the action is solid. I just wish the action was more frequent and had the emotional punch that its predecessor did. Along with the great cast, the score by Elmer Bernstein is iconic and adds to the fun tone and atmosphere of the film. Speaking of fun, Wallach's Calvera character pretty much makes the film much more watchable than it should be with the bland dialogue. Overall, it has great singular moments but it lacks the gut punching story and execution that Seven Samurai provided a few years earlier. +Great score +Cast is iconic +Fun action -Story drags a bit -Lacks identity -Weak dialogue 6.5/10
  

  Thomas D Super Reviewer
• Feb 01, 2016

  Yul Brynner leads an all star cast as seven gunman are hired to defend a tiny farming village from los banditos locos. There's no money to be had while facing impossible odds, so why do it? Why risk your life? The film gives us reason to care about the answer in what many consider one of the great Westerns.
  Kevin M. W Super Reviewer

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