Brad Dexter,
Charles Bronson,
Eli Wallach,
Horst Buchholz,
James Coburn
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Akira Kurosawa's rousing Seven Samurai was a natural for an American remake--after all, the codes and conventions of ancient Japan and the Wild West (at least the mythical movie West) are not s...( read more
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DVD Release Date: May 8, 2001
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January 25, 2009What else is there to say about Sturges' remake of The Seven Samurai? As soon as Elmer Bernstein's iconic score fills our ears we are back with old friends. Friends that after 48 years still never bore us or let us down.
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October 13, 2008This works whether its samurai or gunslingers. Everybody just oozes cool in this.
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September 2, 2008One of the best older westerns. Has an impressive cast as the best guns of the west come to the aid of a Mexican village.
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July 6, 2008I can never watch it all the way through because I've seen Kurosawas original too many times. This is pale and shallow compared to Seven Samurai...
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June 5, 2008Classic western remake of the Seven Samurai featuring Yul Brynner and a very young cast featuring Charles, Bronson, James Coburn, Robert Vaughn, and Steve McQueen. This is the story of seven gunfighters hired by a Mexican village to protect and teach them to fight against a gang ...( read more)
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December 2, 2009Well, a classic :D And Yull Brynner. And stuff. I loved it since I ws a kid.
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November 24, 2009All star cast, plenty of action, and a great story make this a Western that can't be missed. I'm drawn to movies about men willing to make a stand for what is right, even when there's nothing in it for them. Too bad more like this aren't made today.
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October 29, 2009One of my favourite American westerns with a brilliant cast. More enjoyable (and a lot shorter) than Seven Samurai upon which it is based. Great music by Elmer Bernstein.
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November 25, 2008Im pretty sure I watched this when I was a weeeee ickle girl, the only thing is I cant remember anything abt this movie now lol! Highly doubt id watch it again tho.
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April 9, 2008Can somebody tell me who played the young gunslinger character in the movie. He is the only one besides Yul and Steve to live at the end. I looked on IMDB and could not figure it out. Just watched the movie again tonight (for the first time in 25 years) and it's bugging the heck out of me.
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