The Magnificent Seven (1960)

A small Mexican village comprised of farmers is oppressed by bandits. The village gets together and sends three of their farmers to the United States to search for gunmen to defend them. They wind up hiring seven, each of whom comes for a different reason.

Based on Akira Kurosawa's 1954 Japanese film Seven Samurai.

  • Release Date: October 23, 1960
  • Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Western
  • Cast: Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, Eli Wallach, Robert Vaughn, James Coburn, Horst Buchholz, Vladimir Sokoloff, Rosenda Monteros, Whit Bissell, Val Avery, Bing Russell, Rico Alaniz
  • Director: John Sturges
  • Producer: John Sturges
  • Screenplay: William Roberts
  • Studio: United Artists