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The Magnificent Seven ()

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Seven gunfighters are hired by Mexican peasants to liberate their village from oppressive bandits.
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 2 wins & 5 nominations.
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Chris Larabee Adams
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Calvera
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Vin Tanner
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Chico
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Bernardo O'Reilly
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Lee
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Harry Luck
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Britt
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Hilario (as Jorge Martinez de Hoyas)
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Old Man
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Petra
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Sotero
Pepe Hern ...
Tomas
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Villager (as Natividad Vacio)
Mario Navarro ...
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Danny Bravo ...
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Miguel (as John Alonso)
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Villager
Alex Montoya ...
Villager
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Wallace (as Robert Wilke)
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Henry
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Chamlee
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Robert
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Manuel Alvarado ...
Bartender (uncredited)
Henry Amargo ...
Villager (uncredited)
José Chávez ...
Rafael - Villager Killed by Calvera (uncredited)
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Villager (uncredited)
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Gunman at Boot Hill (uncredited)
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Santos - Calvera Henchman (uncredited)
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Calvera Henchman (uncredited)
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Front Office Clerk (uncredited)
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Dice Dealer in Saloon (uncredited)
Lalo Rios ...
Calvera Henchman (uncredited)
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Flynn (uncredited)

Directed by

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John Sturges

Written by

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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

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Walter Mirisch ... executive producer
Lou Morheim ... associate producer
John Sturges ... producer

Music by

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Elmer Bernstein

Cinematography by

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Charles Lang ... director of photography (as Charles Lang Jr.)

Editing by

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Ferris Webster

Art Direction by

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Edward Fitzgerald

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Rafael Suárez ... (as Rafael Suarez)

Makeup Department

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Emile LaVigne ... makeup artist (as Emile Lavigne)
Daniel C. Striepeke ... makeup artist (as Daniel Striepke)

Production Management

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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

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Jaime Contreras ... assistant director
Robert E. Relyea ... assistant director
Emilio Fernández ... assistant director (uncredited)
Jerome M. Siegel ... assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Sam Gordon ... property
Abel Contreras ... utileria (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Del Harris ... sound effects editor
Rafael Ruiz Esparza ... sound (as Rafael Esparza)
Jack Solomon ... sound

Special Effects by

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Milt Rice ... special effects

Stunts

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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

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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

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Bert Henrikson ... wardrobe (uncredited)

Music Department

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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

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Thom Conroy ... dialogue director
John Franco ... script continuity
'Chema' Hernandez ... head wrangler (uncredited)
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Storyline

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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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Also Known As
  • Les Sept Mercenaires (France)
  • Les 7 mercenaires (France)
  • Die glorreichen Sieben (Germany)
  • Los siete magníficos (Spain)
  • Els set magnífics (Spain, Catalan title)
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Runtime
  • 128 min
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Budget $2,000,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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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."
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