Magnificent Seven Summary
MPAA Rating: R
Director: John Sturges
Genres: Western
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Japanese filmmaker Akira_Kurosawa's The_Seven_Samurai (1954) is westernized as The_Magnificent_Seven. Yul_Brynner plays Chris, a mercenary hired to protect a Mexican farming village from its annual invasion by bandit Calvera (Eli_Wallach). As Elmer_Bernstein's unforgettable theme music (later immortalized as the "Marlboro Man" leitmotif) blasts away in the background, Chris rounds up six fellow soldiers of fortune to help him form a united front against the bandits. The remaining "magnificent six" are played by Charles_Bronson, Steve McQueen, Horst_Buchholz, Robert_Vaughn, James_Coburn, and (the one that everybody forgets) Brad_Dexter. Though jam-packed with action, William_Roberts's screenplay pauses long enough to flesh out each of its characters, allowing the audience to pick their own favorites. The_Magnificent_Seven was followed by three sequels, not to mention dozens of imitations. Hal Erickson, Rovi
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