The Magnificent Seven
John Sturges / US, 1960 / 125 min.
Director John Sturgess based his iconic all-star western on Seven Samurai, the Japanese classic with which Akira Kurosawa had stormed the cinemas six years previously.
Kurosawa was himself a big fan of Sturgess' remake, presenting his American colleague with a samurai sword after having watched the film. The Magnificent Seven, in which the inhabitants of a Mexican village plagued by bandits turn to a gang of gunfighters for help, is a tribute to the mythic Wild West and features such stars as Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, Yul Brynner, Eli Wallach, Robert Vaughn and James Coburn.
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Director
John Sturges
Production year
1960
Country
US
Original title
The Magnificent Seven
Length
125 min.
Language
English
Subtitles
NLD
Format
35mm
Part of
Eye Classics
Eye’s collection includes a wealth of classics. With the Eye Classics series, Eye brings film history even closer. Every week, we screen at least three classics from the collection under one recognisable name: Eye Classics.
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