M2350 THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN (USA, 1960) (Other titles: Sept mercenaires; Zeven huurlingen)

Credits: director, John Sturges ; writer, William Roberts. Cast: Yul Brynner, Eli Wallach, Steve McQueen, Horst Buchholz, Charles Bronson, Robert Vaughn, Brad Dexter, James Coburn. Summary: Western set in early 20th century Mexico. Seven American gunslingers are hired to protect a poor Mexican village from bandits. Based on the Japanese film The Seven Samurai by Akira Kurosawa. One of a number of 1960s western films later described as ‘Vietnam War films’ by various critics.

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