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Key Information
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| Directors: |
John Sturges |
| Stars: |
Yul Brynner |
| Actors: |
Rico Alaniz |
| Genre: |
Westerns |
| Subgenre: |
Recommended · Gangs · Essential Cinema · Classic |
| MPAA Rating: |
PG-13 (MPAA) |
| Available Formats: |
VHS: Western Legends |
| UPC: |
086162455339 |
| Release Date: |
1960 |
| Running Time: |
2hr 6min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD, 2hr 7min Release Company: MGM Home Entertainment (May 08, 2001) UPC: 027616626424 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS: Widescreen; Western Legends, 2hr 7min Release Company: MGM Home Entertainment (May 20, 1997) |
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
Walter Newman |
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Professional Reviews
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(03/14/1994, p.3D, Mike Clark): "...The film is fun to watch..." |
| More Information |
| Details: |
John Sturges's remake of Akira Kurosawa's 1954 classic THE SEVEN SAMURAI has become an influential film in its own right. A small Mexican village that makes involuntary donations of its harvest to a gang of bandits led by Calvera (Eli Wallach) decides to hire a group of professional gunmen, headed by gunslinger-for-hire Chris (Yul Brynner), to protect them. Despite the meager pay, Chris and Vin (Steve McQueen) sign on after the Mexicans see them confront some racist thugs. As they ride to the village, Chris picks up some other gunmen, including Bernardo (Charles Bronson), Lee (Robert Vaughan), Britt (James Coburn), Harry (Brad Dexter), and aspiring gunslinger Chico (Horst Buchholz). The Mexicans, who are at first ambivalent about having gunmen hanging around their town, finally let down their guard and allow their visitors to teach them how to shoot and how to reconfigure the town to defend against Calvera. When the bandits return, they find harvesting the crops a little more challenging. This rousing, p... |
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