The Magnificent Seven (1960)
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- Approved
- 2h 8min
- Action, Adventure
- 12 Oct 1960 (USA)
- Movie
Seven gunfighters are hired by Mexican peasants to liberate their village from oppressive bandits.
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Awards:
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 2 wins & 5 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
Yul Brynner | ... |
Chris Larabee Adams
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Eli Wallach | ... |
Calvera
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Steve McQueen | ... |
Vin Tanner
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Horst Buchholz | ... |
Chico
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Charles Bronson | ... |
Bernardo O'Reilly
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Robert Vaughn | ... |
Lee
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Brad Dexter | ... |
Harry Luck
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James Coburn | ... |
Britt
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Jorge Martínez de Hoyos | ... |
Hilario
(as Jorge Martinez de Hoyas)
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Vladimir Sokoloff | ... |
Old Man
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Rosenda Monteros | ... |
Petra
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Rico Alaniz | ... |
Sotero
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Pepe Hern | ... |
Tomas
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Natividad Vacío | ... |
Villager
(as Natividad Vacio)
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Mario Navarro | ... |
Boy with O'Reilly
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Danny Bravo | ... |
Boy with O'Reilly
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John A. Alonzo | ... |
Miguel
(as John Alonso)
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Enrique Lucero | ... |
Villager
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Alex Montoya | ... |
Villager
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Robert J. Wilke | ... |
Wallace
(as Robert Wilke)
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Val Avery | ... |
Henry
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Whit Bissell | ... |
Chamlee
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Bing Russell | ... |
Robert
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Manuel Alvarado | ... |
Bartender (uncredited)
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Henry Amargo | ... |
Villager (uncredited)
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José Chávez | ... |
Rafael - Villager Killed by Calvera (uncredited)
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Roberto Contreras | ... |
Villager (uncredited)
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Jim Davis | ... |
Gunman at Boot Hill (uncredited)
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Valentin de Vargas | ... |
Santos - Calvera Henchman (uncredited)
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Larry Duran | ... |
Calvera Henchman (uncredited)
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Victor French | ... |
Front Office Clerk (uncredited)
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Edwin Max | ... |
Dice Dealer in Saloon (uncredited)
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Lalo Rios | ... |
Calvera Henchman (uncredited)
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Joseph Ruskin | ... |
Flynn (uncredited)
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Directed by
John Sturges |
Written by
William Roberts | ... | (screenplay by) |
Akira Kurosawa | ... | (screenplay "Shichinin no samurai") (uncredited) |
Walter Bernstein | ... | () (uncredited) |
Shinobu Hashimoto | ... | (screenplay "Shichinin no samurai") (uncredited) |
Walter Newman | ... | () (uncredited) |
Hideo Oguni | ... | (screenplay "Shichinin no samurai") (uncredited) |
Produced by
Walter Mirisch | ... | executive producer |
Lou Morheim | ... | associate producer |
John Sturges | ... | producer |
Music by
Elmer Bernstein |
Cinematography by
Charles Lang | ... | director of photography (as Charles Lang Jr.) |
Editing by
Ferris Webster |
Art Direction by
Edward Fitzgerald |
Set Decoration by
Rafael Suárez | ... | (as Rafael Suarez) |
Makeup Department
Emile LaVigne | ... | makeup artist (as Emile Lavigne) |
Daniel C. Striepeke | ... | makeup artist (as Daniel Striepke) |
Production Management
Francisco Day | ... | production manager (as Chico Day) |
Allen K. Wood | ... | production supervisor |
Hubert Fröhlich | ... | production manager (uncredited) |
John Veitch | ... | unit production manager (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jaime Contreras | ... | assistant director |
Robert E. Relyea | ... | assistant director |
Emilio Fernández | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Jerome M. Siegel | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
Sam Gordon | ... | property |
Abel Contreras | ... | utileria (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Del Harris | ... | sound effects editor |
Rafael Ruiz Esparza | ... | sound (as Rafael Esparza) |
Jack Solomon | ... | sound |
Special Effects by
Milt Rice | ... | special effects |
Stunts
Larry Duran | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Jerry Gatlin | ... | stunt double: Horst Buchholtz, Eli Wallach, Charles Bronson, Robert Vaughn (uncredited) / stunts (uncredited) |
Chuck Hayward | ... | stunt double: Yul Brynner (uncredited) |
Loren Janes | ... | stunt double: Steve McQueen (uncredited) / stunts (uncredited) |
Leroy Johnson | ... | stunt double: Yul Brynner (uncredited) |
Jimmy Reno | ... | stunt double: James Coburn (uncredited) |
Bob Terhune | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Jack Williams | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Henry Wills | ... | stunt coordinator (uncredited) / stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Hugh Crawford | ... | camera assistant (uncredited) |
Jack Harris | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
Kenneth Meade | ... | camera assistant (uncredited) |
Kyme Meade | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
Don Stott | ... | gaffer (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Bert Henrikson | ... | wardrobe (uncredited) |
Music Department
Robert Bain | ... | musician: guitar (uncredited) |
Elmer Bernstein | ... | conductor (uncredited) |
Vince De Rosa | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
Jack Hayes | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Leo Shuken | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Vinton Vernon | ... | music engineer (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Thom Conroy | ... | dialogue director |
John Franco | ... | script continuity |
'Chema' Hernandez | ... | head wrangler (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- The Mirisch Company (presents)
- Alpha Productions
Distributors
- United Artists (1960) (United States) (theatrical) (released thru)
- Los Artistas Unidos de América del Sur (1960) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- 20th Century Fox India (1961) (India) (theatrical)
- Kommunenes Filmcentral (KF) (1961) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Les Artistes Associés (1961) (France) (theatrical)
- Nova Film (1961) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1961) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1961) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1961) (Finland) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1961) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Magnetic Video (1981) (United States) (VHS)
- 20th Century Fox Video (1982) (United States) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (1982) (Australia) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (1982) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- CBS/Fox (1984) (United States) (VHS)
- Audio Visual Enterprises (1985) (Greece) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (1985) (Spain) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (1986) (Australia) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (1986) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (1986) (Finland) (tv)
- MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1988) (United States) (VHS)
- MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1989) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- Antenne 2 (A2) (1990) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1991) (United States) (VHS)
- Antenne 2 (A2) (1992) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- MGM Home Entertainment (1993) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1994) (United States) (video) (LaserDisc)
- MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1997) (United States) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (1997) (United States) (VHS)
- Warner Home Vidéo (1997) (France) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (1999) (Germany) (VHS)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2000) (France) (VHS)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2001) (Canada) (DVD)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2001) (France) (DVD)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2001) (Germany) (DVD)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2001) (United Kingdom) (DVD) (special edition)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2001) (United States) (DVD) (special edition)
- FS Film (2002) (Finland) (DVD)
- Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (2002) (Finland) (tv)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2004) (Australia) (DVD)
- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2004) (Netherlands) (DVD) (special edition)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2005) (United States) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2006) (United States) (DVD)
- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2007) (United States) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2008) (United States) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2010) (United States) (Blu-ray) (The Magnificent Seven Collection)
- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2010) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2014) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- RTL Entertainment (2016) (Netherlands) (tv) (RTL7)
- Rai 3 (2016) (Italy) (tv)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (2017) (World-wide)
- Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (2020) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD) (reprint for MGM)
- Pluto TV (2021) (United States) (video)
- Tubi TV (2021) (United States) (video)
- United Artists (1961) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (2001) (Poland) (DVD)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (2010) (Poland) (Blu-ray)
- Scanvideo (Finland) (VHS) (for United Artists)
- Shout Select (2023) (United States) (Ultra HD Blu-ray)
- Star Entertainment (2023) (World-wide) (video)
- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (Netherlands) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Panavision (filmed in)
- DeLuxe Laboratories (color)
- Estudios Churubusco Azteca S.A. (studio)
- Westrex Recording System (sound recording system)
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (this picture made under the jurisdiction of)
- Toho (this picture is based on the Japanese film "Seven Samurai")
- Alpha Productions (copyright holder)
- The Mirisch Company (copyright holder)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
A bandit terrorizes a small Mexican farming village each year. Several of the village elders send three of the farmers into the United States to search for gunmen to defend them. They end up with seven, each arriving with his own reason. They must prepare the town to repulse an army of 30 bandits who will arrive wanting food.
Written by John Vogel |
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Taglines | Once You've Met Them...You'll Never Forget Them. See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Budget | $2,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
Trivia | Although the film received mixed reviews, John Sturges got a rave from the one source that really mattered to him. Akira Kurosawa was so impressed he sent the American director a ceremonial sword as a gift. See more » |
Goofs | Steve McQueen wears Levi's jeans with the famous red tab. These were introduced in the 1930's, decades after the setting of this movie. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Precious Images (1986). See more » |
Soundtracks | The Magnificent Seven Theme See more » |
Crazy Credits | And Introducing Horst Buchholz See more » |
Quotes |
[Calvera has just captured the Seven]
Calvera: What I don't understand is why a man like you took the job in the first place, hmm? Why, huh? Chris: I wonder myself. Calvera: No, come on, come on, tell me why. Vin: It's like a fellow I once knew in El Paso. One day, he just took all his clothes off and jumped in a mess of cactus. I asked him that same question, "Why?" Calvera: And? Vin: He said, "It seemed to be a good idea at the time." See more » |