The Magnificent Seven

1960 · directed by John Sturges

Rating

78/100

Hit

no

An oppressed Mexican peasant village hires seven gunfighters to help defend their homes.

The Magnificent Seven (1960), directed by John Sturges, rates 78/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Yul Brynner
• Eli Wallach
• Steve McQueen
• Charles Bronson
• Robert Vaughn
• Brad Dexter
• James Coburn
• Horst Buchholz
• Jorge Martínez de Hoyos
• Vladimir Sokoloff

Crew

• Charles Lang — Director of Photography
• Ferris Webster — Editor
• Elmer Bernstein — Original Music Composer
• Walter Bernstein — Screenplay
• Walter Newman — Screenplay
• William Roberts — Screenplay

More from John Sturges

1. The Great Escape (1963) — 84/100 · hit
2. Bad Day at Black Rock (1955) — 84/100 · hit
3. Last Train from Gun Hill (1959) — 80/100 · hit
4. Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957) — 71/100
5. Hour of the Gun (1967) — 71/100
6. Mystery Street (1950) — 70/100

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