"role that ultimately went to George Peppard in the series; and Robert Vaughn was added to the cast in the final season as part of a revamp attempt to boost fading ratings. A remake of the film was released on September 23, 2016, with Antoine Fuqua directing and Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke, Vincent D'Onofrio, Lee Byung-hun, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Martin Sensmeier and Peter Sarsgaard starring. The Magnificent Seven The Magnificent Seven is a 1960 American Western film directed by John Sturges and starring Yul Brynner, Eli Wallach, Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, Robert Vaughn, Brad Dexter, James Coburn and Horst"
"The Magnificent Seven (2016 film) The Magnificent Seven is a 2016 American western action film directed by Antoine Fuqua and written by Nic Pizzolatto and Richard Wenk. It is a remake of the 1960 film of the same name, which in turn is a reimagining of the 1954 film ""Seven Samurai"". The film stars Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke, Vincent D'Onofrio, Lee Byung-hun, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Martin Sensmeier, Haley Bennett, and Peter Sarsgaard. It is the final film of composer James Horner, who died the previous year after composing part of the score; his friend Simon Franglen completed the music."
"of ""Rolling Stone"" gave the film three out of four stars, saying, ""The new Seven isn't aiming for cinema immortality. It's two hours of hardcore, shoot-em-up pow and it's entertaining as hell."" The Magnificent Seven (2016 film) The Magnificent Seven is a 2016 American western action film directed by Antoine Fuqua and written by Nic Pizzolatto and Richard Wenk. It is a remake of the 1960 film of the same name, which in turn is a reimagining of the 1954 film ""Seven Samurai"". The film stars Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke, Vincent D'Onofrio, Lee Byung-hun, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Martin Sensmeier,"
"The Magnificent Seven (TV series) The Magnificent Seven is an American western television series based on the 1960 movie, which was itself a remake of the Japanese film ""Seven Samurai"". The series premiered on January 3, 1998, and ran for two seasons on CBS, airing through July 3, 2000. The cast of ""The Magnificent Seven"" included Michael Biehn, Eric Close, and Ron Perlman. Robert Vaughn, who played one of the seven gunmen in the original 1960 movie, had a recurring role as a crusading judge on the series. Seven men from the western United States band together and form the"
"Guns of the Magnificent Seven Guns of the Magnificent Seven is a 1969 western, styled in the genre of a Zapata Western, the second sequel to the classic 1960 western action film, ""The Magnificent Seven"", itself based on Akira Kurosawa's ""Seven Samurai"" (1954). The film was directed by Paul Wendkos and produced by Vincent M. Fennelly. It stars George Kennedy as Chris Adams, the character Yul Brynner portrayed in the first two films. The additions to the cast to make up the ""new"" seven are Monte Markham, Bernie Casey, James Whitmore, Reni Santoni, Joe Don Baker and Scott Thomas. Each"
"Brad Dexter Brad Dexter (born Boris Michel Soso; April 9, 1917 – December 12, 2002) was an American actor and film producer. He is known for tough-guy and western roles including the 1960 film ""The Magnificent Seven"" (1960) and producing several films for Sidney J. Furie such as ""Lady Sings the Blues"". He is also known for a short marriage to Peggy Lee, a friendship with Marilyn Monroe and for saving Frank Sinatra from drowning. Dexter's tough-guy roles contrasted with his easy going and friendly real-life personality. Dexter was born Boris Michel Soso in Goldfield, Nevada, the second of three"
"on DVD on January 31, 2006, by MGM Home Entertainment. Guns of the Magnificent Seven Guns of the Magnificent Seven is a 1969 western, styled in the genre of a Zapata Western, the second sequel to the classic 1960 western action film, ""The Magnificent Seven"", itself based on Akira Kurosawa's ""Seven Samurai"" (1954). The film was directed by Paul Wendkos and produced by Vincent M. Fennelly. It stars George Kennedy as Chris Adams, the character Yul Brynner portrayed in the first two films. The additions to the cast to make up the ""new"" seven are Monte Markham, Bernie Casey, James"
"arguably continued through his 1968 opus ""Once Upon a Time in the West"", starring Henry Fonda, Charles Bronson, Claudia Cardinale, and Jason Robards. ""The Magnificent Seven"" a 1960 American western film directed by John Sturges was a remake of Akira Kurosawa's 1954 film, ""Seven Samurai"". The 1960s were also about experimentation. With the explosion of light-weight and affordable cameras, the underground avant-garde film movement thrived. Canada's Michael Snow, Americans Kenneth Anger, Stan Brakhage, Andy Warhol, and Jack Smith. Notable films in this genre are: ""Dog Star Man""; ""Scorpio Rising""; ""Wavelength""; ""Chelsea Girls""; ""Blow Job""; ""Vinyl""; ""Flaming Creatures"". Significant events in"
"The Magnificent Seven Ride The Magnificent Seven Ride (also known as The Magnificent Seven 4) is a 1972 western film and is the third and last sequel of the 1960 western, ""The Magnificent Seven"". It stars Lee Van Cleef as Chris Adams, succeeding Yul Brynner and George Kennedy in the role. It was directed by George McCowan. In southern Arizona Territory, former hired gun-turned-marshal Chris Adams rescues his old friend, former bounty hunter Jim Mackay from an ambush. After recovering from his long ride across the desert, Jim asks Chris to help him defend the small Mexican border town of"
"on May 22, 2007. They also released a complete series set on May 13, 2008. Won Nominations The Magnificent Seven (TV series) The Magnificent Seven is an American western television series based on the 1960 movie, which was itself a remake of the Japanese film ""Seven Samurai"". The series premiered on January 3, 1998, and ran for two seasons on CBS, airing through July 3, 2000. The cast of ""The Magnificent Seven"" included Michael Biehn, Eric Close, and Ron Perlman. Robert Vaughn, who played one of the seven gunmen in the original 1960 movie, had a recurring role as a"
"$21,000, though through network television the loss was cancelled out by the $1.05 million earned from syndication. The Magnificent Seven Ride The Magnificent Seven Ride (also known as The Magnificent Seven 4) is a 1972 western film and is the third and last sequel of the 1960 western, ""The Magnificent Seven"". It stars Lee Van Cleef as Chris Adams, succeeding Yul Brynner and George Kennedy in the role. It was directed by George McCowan. In southern Arizona Territory, former hired gun-turned-marshal Chris Adams rescues his old friend, former bounty hunter Jim Mackay from an ambush. After recovering from his long"
"Principal photography began on May 18, 2015, in the north of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. ""The Magnificent Seven"" premiered on September 8, 2016, at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival, and was released in the United States on September 23, 2016, in conventional and IMAX theatres. The film received mixed reviews from critics, although the cast and action sequences were praised, and grossed $162 million worldwide. In 1879, robber baron and gold-mining tycoon Bartholomew Bogue assumes control of the American frontier town of Rose Creek, and subjects its residents to forced labor in his mines. After a town church assembly denounces"
"the magnificent seven, of the 1960 John Sturges western. Easy to start with: Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen, James Coburn, Charles Bronson, Robert Vaughn, and Horst Buchholz. But if Brad Dexter... is usually the last to be mentioned, it is mainly because of the fame of the others; actually, he was rather good as the most mercenary of the septet. ... the cool and taciturn Harry Luck... The film's success did not immediately benefit Dexter's career: he returned to television, guest starring in ""The Aquanauts"", ""Hawaiian Eye"", ""General Electric Theatre"", ""Tales of Wells Fargo"", ""Surfside 6"", ""The Investigators"", ""Death Valley Days"""
"Return of the Seven Return of the Seven (1966) (also called Return of the Magnificent Seven, and The Magnificent Seven 2) is the first sequel to the western, ""The Magnificent Seven"" (1960). Yul Brynner is the sole returning cast member from the first film, portraying Chris Adams. Robert Fuller assumes the role of Vin from Steve McQueen. The film was written by Larry Cohen and directed by Burt Kennedy, and features Warren Oates, Claude Akins, Jordan Christopher, Virgilio Teixeira and Julian Mateos (as Chico, replacing Horst Buchholz). Emilio Fernández is the villain. Fernando Rey portrays a priest. Rey was in"
"John Sturges John Eliot Sturges (; January 3, 1910 – August 18, 1992) was an American film director. His movies include ""Bad Day at Black Rock"" (1955), ""Gunfight at the O.K. Corral"" (1957), ""The Magnificent Seven"" (1960), ""The Great Escape"" (1963), and ""Ice Station Zebra"" (1968). In 2013, ""The Magnificent Seven"" was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being ""culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant"". He was not related to director Preston Sturges. He started his career in Hollywood as an editor in 1932. During World War II, he directed documentaries"
"Lovell (former film critic for the ""San Jose Mercury News""), was published by University of Wisconsin Press in 2008. John Sturges John Eliot Sturges (; January 3, 1910 – August 18, 1992) was an American film director. His movies include ""Bad Day at Black Rock"" (1955), ""Gunfight at the O.K. Corral"" (1957), ""The Magnificent Seven"" (1960), ""The Great Escape"" (1963), and ""Ice Station Zebra"" (1968). In 2013, ""The Magnificent Seven"" was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being ""culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant"". He was not related to director Preston"
"Seven (1995 film) Seven (stylized as SE7EN) is a 1995 American neo-noir crime thriller film directed by David Fincher and written by Andrew Kevin Walker. It stars Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman, Gwyneth Paltrow, John C. McGinley, R. Lee Ermey, and Kevin Spacey. It tells the story of David Mills (Pitt), a detective who partners with the retiring William Somerset (Freeman) to track down a serial killer (Spacey) who uses the seven deadly sins as a motif in his murders. The screenplay was influenced by the time Walker spent in New York City trying to make it as a writer. Principal"
"to Star-Kist tuna heiress Mary Bogdanovich from January 27, 1971 until her death on June 12, 1994. Later in 1994 he married June Deyer and remained with her until his death. Dexter died in Rancho Mirage, California, from emphysema, on December 11, 2002, at age 85, and is interred at Desert Memorial Park. Brad Dexter Brad Dexter (born Boris Michel Soso; April 9, 1917 – December 12, 2002) was an American actor and film producer. He is known for tough-guy and western roles including the 1960 film ""The Magnificent Seven"" (1960) and producing several films for Sidney J. Furie such"
"Young Philadelphians"" (1959), receiving a nomination for both the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture. He next appeared as gunman Lee in ""The Magnificent Seven"" (1960), a role he essentially reprised 20 years later in ""Battle Beyond the Stars"" (1980), both films adapted from filmmaker Akira Kurosawa's 1954 Japanese samurai epic, ""Seven Samurai"". Vaughn was the last surviving member of those who portrayed The Magnificent Seven. He played a different role, Judge Oren Travis, on the 1998-2000 syndicated television series ""The Magnificent Seven"". In the 1963-64 season, Vaughn"
"The Seven Magnificent Gladiators The Seven Magnificent Gladiators () is an Italian ""peplum"" film directed by Claudio Fragasso and Bruno Mattei. The box office success of ""Conan the Barbarian"" sparked a mini-revival of ""peplum"" film productions between 1982 and 1990 in Italy. ""The Seven Magnificent Gladiators"" was part of the revival. Among the production crew was cinematographer Silvano Ippoliti who had shot many of the original peplum films and Brad Harris and Dan Vadis who had starred in ""peplum"" films of the previous era. A filmed version of ""Hercules"" was originally announced in ""Variety"" to be directed by Bruno Mattei"
"The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins is a 1971 British comedy film directed and produced by Graham Stark. Its title is a conflation of ""The Magnificent Seven"" and the seven deadly sins. It comprises a sequence of seven sketches, each representing a sin and written by an array of British comedy-writing talent. The sketches are linked by animation sequences. The music score is by British jazz musician Roy Budd, cinematography by Harvey Harrison and editing by Rod Nelson-Keys and Roy Piper. It was produced by Tigon Pictures and distributed in the U.K. by Tigon Film Distributors"
"was preceded by ""Return of the Seven"" in 1966, and followed by ""The Magnificent Seven Ride"" in 1972. Executive producer Walter Mirisch felt that in the unpredictable market of filmgoers, there was safety in familiar material. Yul Brynner did not want to return to the role of Chris; the role was taken by George Kennedy, then at a height of popularity after winning his Academy Award for ""Cool Hand Luke"" (1967). Mirisch surrounded Kennedy with a strong cast, with Monte Markham giving a thinly-disguised Steve McQueen-like performance, in the same wardrobe McQueen wore in ""The Magnificent Seven"". Elmer Bernstein was"
"in ""Never So Few"" (1959), his first of three films with John Sturges. In 1960, McQueen achieved stardom when he co-starred alongside Yul Brynner in Sturges' western, ""The Magnificent Seven"", which was based on Akira Kurosawa's 1954 film ""Seven Samurai"". After a series of unsuccessful films for the next two years, McQueen teamed up with Sturges again in the war drama ""The Great Escape"" (1963), where he played Virgil Hilts, a World War II prisoner of war who along with fellow Allied POWs makes an escape from a high security prisoner-of-war camp. It emerged as one of the highest-grossing films"
"Pizzolatto had signed a new deal with HBO through 2018. In August 2016, HBO announced a potential new series written by Pizzolatto and starring Robert Downey Jr., centering on the character of investigative attorney Perry Mason. Along with Richard Wenk, Pizzolatto co-wrote the screenplay for ""The Magnificent Seven"" (2016), a remake of the period-piece western ""The Magnificent Seven"" (1960) (which was itself a western remake of Akira Kurosawa's 1954 film ""Seven Samurai""). Antoine Fuqua directed, and the film, released on September 23, 2016, starred Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Vincent D'Onofrio, Lee Byung-hun, Ethan Hawke, Peter Sarsgaard and others. The first"
"The Invincible Six The Invincible Six is a 1970 American-Iranian adventure film directed by Jean Negulesco and starring Stuart Whitman, Elke Sommer, Curd Jürgens and Ian Ogilvy. Six international criminals attempt to steal the crown jewels of Iran, but in the tradition of ""The Seven Samurai"" and ""The Magnificent Seven"" end up defending a village from bandits. This was the final film of Negulesco's long career. An adventurous American that everybody calls Tex, and his partners, the mechanically-savvy Mike and an Englishman named Ronald, are foiled in their bid to steal Tehran's precious jewels. In the desert, they join up"
"Magnificent Seven."" He also worked as an Assistant Director for John Wayne on ""The Alamo"" and Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins on ""West Side Story."" Wise was so impressed with Relyea he offered him a job running his production company as a partner but Relyea felt indebted to Sturges and joined his production company, Alpha Corp., in 1961. There, he worked on the 1963 film ""The Great Escape"", starring Steve McQueen where he shot many of the night scenes and doubled for James Garner in the flying sequences, including crashing the stolen plane, which sent Relyea to the hospital with"
"by John Sturges, and ""Vice Raid"" (1959), and was second billed in ""13 Fighting Men"" (1960). Dexter was then cast as a gunslinger in ""The Magnificent Seven"" (1960), directed by John Sturges, and made for Walter Mirisch, both of whom had worked with Dexter before. It became his best known role and most famous film. Characterizing him as a ""tough guy at his best in ""The Magnificent Seven"""", Dexter's obituary in ""The Guardian"" singled out his portrayal of Harry Luck and claimed he was ""overshadowed"" by his contemporaries:A question that comes up regularly in film trivia quizzes is to name"
"that it ultimately made a profit. Three sequels were eventually made: ""Return of the Seven"" (1966), ""Guns of the Magnificent Seven"" (1969), and ""The Magnificent Seven Ride"" (1972). None were as successful as the original film. The film also inspired a television series, ""The Magnificent Seven"", which ran from 1998 to 2000. Robert Vaughn was a recurring guest star, a judge who hires the seven to protect the town in which his widowed daughter-in-law and his grandson live. The science fiction movie ""Battle Beyond the Stars"" was a remake of ""The Magnificent Seven"" set in space. A group of mercenaries,"
"Seven Thieves Seven Thieves is a 1960 20th Century Fox film noir crime drama motion picture shot in CinemaScope. It stars Edward G. Robinson, Rod Steiger, Joan Collins and Eli Wallach. Directed by Henry Hathaway and produced by Sydney Boehm, it was adapted for the screen by Sydney Boehm, based on the novel ""The Lions At The Kill"" by Max Catto. Technical advisor was Candy Barr, who, as choreographer, taught dance routines to Collins. ""Seven Thieves"" received an Academy Award nomination for Best Costume Design Black-and-White (Bill Thomas). A discredited expatriate American professor, Theo Wilkins (Edward G. Robinson), has called"
"1970 TV movie ""Carter's Army"", the 1971 Canadian hockey film ""Face-Off"", the fourth and final Magnificent Seven film, ""The Magnificent Seven Ride"" in 1972, the cult horror film ""Frogs"" in the same year, and the 1976 film ""Shadow of the Hawk"". McCowan also directed the film ""H. G. Wells' The Shape of Things to Come"" and the 1970 television war movie, ""The Challenge"", but for the latter he chose to be credited as Alan Smithee. McCowan died of emphysema on November 1, 1995 in Santa Monica, California. George McCowan George McCowan (June 27, 1927 – November 1, 1995) was a"
"Magnificent Seven"", an American remake of ""Seven Samurai"" which featured Mifune. The project was announced in 1968 with Toshiro Mifune attached early on. Ted Richmond Productions were going to make it for Warner Bros-Seven Arts. Clint Eastwood was mentioned as a possible early co-star. The film was eventually made by France's Corona Films, headed by Robert Dorfman and Ted Richmond. Red Sun Red Sun (French: ""Soleil rouge"") is a 1971 French-Italian-Spanish Western film directed by Terence Young. The international cast stars American-born actor Charles Bronson, Japanese actor Toshirō Mifune, French actor Alain Delon and Swiss actress Ursula Andress. It was"
"Horst Buchholz Horst Werner Buchholz (4 December 1933 – 3 March 2003) was a German actor and voice actor who appeared in more than sixty feature films from 1951 to 2002. During his youth he was sometimes called ""the German James Dean."" He is perhaps best known in English-speaking countries for his role as Chico in ""The Magnificent Seven"" (1960), as a communist in Billy Wilder's ""One, Two, Three"" (1961) and as Dr. Lessing in ""Life Is Beautiful"" (1997). Horst Buchholz was born in Berlin, the son of Maria Hasenkamp. He never knew his biological father, but took the surname"
"in those films. The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins is a 1971 British comedy film directed and produced by Graham Stark. Its title is a conflation of ""The Magnificent Seven"" and the seven deadly sins. It comprises a sequence of seven sketches, each representing a sin and written by an array of British comedy-writing talent. The sketches are linked by animation sequences. The music score is by British jazz musician Roy Budd, cinematography by Harvey Harrison and editing by Rod Nelson-Keys and Roy Piper. It was produced by Tigon Pictures and distributed in the U.K. by"