John Sturges's remake of Akira Kurosawa's classic 'The Seven Samurai' has become an influential film in its own right. A small farming Mexican village that makes involuntary donations of its harvest to a gang of bandits led by Calvera (Eli Wallach) decides to hire a group of professional gunmen, headed by gunslinger-for-hire Chris (Yul Brynner), to protect them. Despite the meager pay, Chris and Vin (Steve McQueen) sign on after the Mexicans see them face down some racist thugs. Chris begins to pick up other gunmen, including Bernardo (Charles Bronson), Lee (Robert Vaughan), Britt (James Coburn), Harry (Brad Dexter), and aspiring gunslinger Chico (Horst Buchholz), as they ride back to the village.The Mexicans, who are at first ambivalent about having gunmen hanging around their town, finally let down their guard and allow their visitors to teach them how to shoot and how to best reconfigure the town to defend against Calvera. When the bandits return, they find harvesting the crops a little more challenging. This rousing, perfectly cast action film launched the careers of Bronson, McQueen, and Coburn. It also benefits tremendously from the unforgettably polyrhythmic score by Elmer Bernstein, among the most famous in film history. So popular was the film's theme that it was used to sell Marlboro cigarettes for years afterward.
Yul Brynner stars in this classic Western directed by John Sturges. A small Mexican village, terrorised by the cutthroat Calvera (Eli Wallach) and his bandits, hire a team of seven mercenaries to expel the vile interloper. The seven are led by Chris (Brynner), and they set about the job of training the terrified townfolk in the art of killing before handing out their own brand of justice. The cast also includes Steve McQueen, James Coburn, Charles Bronson and Robert Vaughn.
Contributeurs
Author - Kurosawa Akira Composer - Bernstein Elmer Director of Photography - Lang Charles Editor - Webster Ferris Producer - Sturges John Producer - Morheim Lou Production Designer - Fitzgerald Edward Screenwriter - Bernstein Walter Screenwriter - Roberts William Screenwriter - Newman Walter Special Effects - Rice Milt
