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The Magnificent Seven

Play trailer Poster for The Magnificent Seven Released Oct 23, 1960 2h 6m Western Play Trailer Watchlist
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A Mexican village is at the mercy of Calvera, the leader of a band of outlaws. The townspeople, too afraid to fight for themselves, hire seven American gunslingers to free them from the bandits' raids. The professional gunmen train the villagers to defend themselves, then plan a trap for the evil Calvera.
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The Magnificent Seven transplants Seven Samurai into the Old West with a terrific cast of Hollywood stars -- and without losing any of the story's thematic richness.

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James Powers The Hollywood Reporter About two-thirds of the film is good, tough, unromantic period western. About one-third is sentimental nonsense and it bushwhacks the remainder... In adding so-called commercial values, a good picture has been sabotaged. Sep 11, 2018 Full Review Dave Kehr Chicago Reader What was wonderful in the Kurosawa film -- the recruiting and training of the mercenaries -- is just dead time here. Sep 21, 2016 Full Review TIME Magazine This film may well be the best western of 1960. Dec 7, 2011 Full Review Jana Monji Age of the Geek See this for Yul Brynner's smolder and Elmer Bernstein's Oscar-nominated score, but don't dismiss this as part of the White Saviour genre without considering the cultural context. Rated: 3/5 Jul 14, 2024 Full Review Danielle Solzman Solzy at the Movies The Magnificent Seven--with an amazing cast and absolutely brilliant score from Elmer Bernstein--is one of the greatest Westerns ever made in cinematic history. Rated: 5/5 Mar 8, 2023 Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Akira Kurosawa’s 1954 classic The Seven Samurai was remade in 1960 as a classic of another sort. Rated: 3.5/4 Feb 25, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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Paul K I mean… it’s a classic. Eli Wallach is the reason to watch this. Wallach’s performance is so great, and it’s wasted on the absolute horrible acting surrounding him. What makes Good, Bad, and the Ugly so great is the chemistry of Wallach and Eastwood. Here, aside from Coburn, he’s surrounded by bums. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 05/19/25 Full Review Garrett B Solid western feature Rated 4 out of 5 stars 05/09/25 Full Review Marc A My favorite western. Every time I see it on, I know what I'm doing for the next couple of hours. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/09/25 Full Review Shane W Typical new age Hollywood remake. No substance, poor production. They try to make up for it with the action sequences, but to no avail. This is a poor reproduction with a bunch of 'big name' Hollywood actors. Unfortunate what Hollywood has become. Good movies are hard to find anymore. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 04/21/25 Full Review J B One of my favourite films, the remake doesn't come close Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/20/25 Full Review Vitor O A great western that still holds up to this day, outshining in every way the 2016 remake. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/15/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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John Sturges

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Yul Brynner

Chris Larabee Adams

Eli Wallach

Calvera

Steve McQueen

Vin Tanner

Horst Bucholz

Chico

Charles Bronson

Bernardo O'Reilly

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The Magnificent Seven: Official Clip - I Want Him Buried The Magnificent Seven: Official Clip - I Want Him Buried 2:16 The Magnificent Seven: Official Clip - Killing Calvera The Magnificent Seven: Official Clip - Killing Calvera 2:12 The Magnificent Seven: Official Clip - Village Shootout The Magnificent Seven: Official Clip - Village Shootout 2:11 The Magnificent Seven: Official Clip - Gunfighter Arithmetic The Magnificent Seven: Official Clip - Gunfighter Arithmetic 2:10 The Magnificent Seven: Official Clip - Surrendering to Calvera The Magnificent Seven: Official Clip - Surrendering to Calvera 2:21 The Magnificent Seven: Official Clip - Squeeze the Trigger The Magnificent Seven: Official Clip - Squeeze the Trigger 0:51 The Magnificent Seven: Official Clip - Testing Chico The Magnificent Seven: Official Clip - Testing Chico 1:34 The Magnificent Seven: Official Clip - Standoff at the Cemetery The Magnificent Seven: Official Clip - Standoff at the Cemetery 2:13 The Magnificent Seven: Official Clip - Confronting Calvera The Magnificent Seven: Official Clip - Confronting Calvera 2:12 The Magnificent Seven: Official Clip - Fastest Knife in Town The Magnificent Seven: Official Clip - Fastest Knife in Town 2:28 View more videos

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Synopsis A Mexican village is at the mercy of Calvera, the leader of a band of outlaws. The townspeople, too afraid to fight for themselves, hire seven American gunslingers to free them from the bandits' raids. The professional gunmen train the villagers to defend themselves, then plan a trap for the evil Calvera.
Director
John Sturges
Producer
John Sturges
Screenwriter
William Roberts
Distributor
United Artists
Production Co
United Artists
Genre
Western
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 23, 1960, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 3, 2012
Runtime
2h 6m
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