The Magnificent Seven

1960. USA. Produced and directed by John Sturges. The Mirisch Company/United Artists. Executive Producer: Walter Mirisch. Screenplay by William Roberts. With Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, James Coburn, Robert Vaughn, Eli Wallach. Sturges and Robert’s immensely exciting adaptation of Kurosawa’s chambara epic The Seven Samurai was an enormous box office success and launched the careers of McQueen, Bronson, Coburn, and Vaughn. A motley band of professionals comes to the rescue of a Mexican village terrorized by a bandit thief and his murderous gang. A major influence on the “Spaghetti Westerns” of Sergio Leone, Tonino Valerii, and others. 138 min.