The Magnificent Seven
“They were seven…and they fought like seven hundred!”
An oppressed Mexican peasant village hires seven gunfighters to help defend their homes.
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4 films
Cast
30 people
Yul Brynner
Chris Adams
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Eli Wallach
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Vin
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Charles Bronson
Bernardo O'Reilly
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Death Wish
Robert Vaughn
Lee
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Brad Dexter
Harry Luck
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Von Ryan's Express
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James Coburn
Britt
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Horst Buchholz
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Jorge Martínez de Hoyos
Hilario
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El pecado de Oyuki
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Vladimir Sokoloff
Old Man
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Petra
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Nazarín
Rico Alaniz
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War of the Colossal Beast
Final Analysis
John Sturges Director · Walter Bernstein Screenplay Walter Newman Screenplay
Worldwide gross $20M · Budget $2M · United States release October 12, 1960
Box office
Budget
$2,000,000
Worldwide gross
$19,500,000
Gross vs. budget
9.8×
Production
Alpha Productions
Production
The Mirisch Company
Production
United Artists Pictures
Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Spanish
Release dates
Philippines · October 12, 1960
Theatrical
United States · October 12, 1960
Theatrical
Argentina
December 15, 1960 · Theatrical
Australia
October 30, 1961 · Theatrical · As seen in The Canberra Times, 30th October, page 11: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/page/11499074
July 1, 1987 · Physical · VHS
December 11, 2011 · Physical · Blu-ray
Brazil
November 24, 1960 · Theatrical
Canada
October 23, 1960 · Theatrical
China
April 16, 2019 · Premiere · Beijing International Film Festival
Czechia
January 1, 1995 · Digital
May 1, 2001 · Physical · DVD
January 19, 2011 · Physical
January 14, 2016 · Theatrical
November 9, 2016 · Physical · Blu-ray
Denmark
July 5, 1961 · Theatrical
Finland
February 17, 1961 · Theatrical
France
February 1, 1961 · Theatrical
July 1, 1970 · Theatrical · Re-release
January 31, 2026 · TV · Paris Première
September 1, 2026 · TV · Ciné+ Classic
Germany
October 22, 1960 · Theatrical · West Germany
August 16, 1963 · Theatrical · East Germany
Greece
December 14, 1961 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
September 14, 1961 · Theatrical
Hungary
March 25, 1971 · Theatrical
Ireland
April 14, 1961 · Theatrical
Italy
March 1, 1961 · Theatrical
Japan
May 3, 1961 · Theatrical
May 1, 1976 · Theatrical · Re-release
Mexico
June 1, 1961 · Theatrical
Netherlands
July 20, 1961 · Theatrical
July 12, 2002 · TV · V8
April 30, 2007 · Physical · DVD
October 27, 2010 · Physical · Blu ray
Norway
April 3, 1961 · Theatrical
Poland
September 1, 1962 · Theatrical
October 9, 2001 · Physical · DVD
June 22, 2010 · Physical · Blu-ray
Portugal
December 14, 1961 · Theatrical
June 19, 1986 · Theatrical · Re-release
July 10, 2019 · TV · RTP HD
Russia
June 18, 1962 · Theatrical
Russia
December 19, 2001 · Physical · DVD
Singapore
May 8, 2001 · Physical · DVD
Slovakia
January 16, 2000 · TV · Markíza
November 10, 2016 · Theatrical
South Africa
July 19, 1961 · Theatrical
Spain
February 27, 1961 · Theatrical
Sweden
June 26, 1961 · Theatrical
Türkiye
March 1, 1964 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
August 30, 2010 · Physical · Blu-ray
United Kingdom
April 14, 1961 · Theatrical
Uruguay
July 31, 1961 · Theatrical
XC
August 21, 1964 · Theatrical
January 1, 1966 · TV · ČST
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