Principal cast
Yul Brynner, Eli Wallach, Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson and Robert Vaughn
Film 448 of 498 on the Screen Path
The Magnificent Seven
They were seven…and they fought like seven hundred!
About the film
The Magnificent Seven at a glance.
Screen Path places this 1960 film at stop 448 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
An oppressed Mexican peasant village hires seven gunfighters to help defend their homes.
Key craft credits
Charles Lang (director of photography), Ferris Webster (editor), Elmer Bernstein (original music composer), Walter Bernstein (screenplay) and Walter Newman (screenplay)
- Director
- John Sturges
- Release
- 1960-10-12
- Runtime
- 128 minutes
- Genres
- Western, Action and Adventure
- Country
- United States
- Quiz
- 15 questions
The Screen Path journey
Before. After. Remember.
The featured film is watched outside Screen Path. The app provides the learning experience around it: a guide, an analysis, and a quiz with explanations.
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Before you watch
Start with a spoiler-free video guide to the context and filmmaking choices worth noticing.
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After the film
Return after watching for a deeper video analysis of craft, meaning, and legacy.
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Quiz yourself
Answer 15 questions with clear rationales designed to make the ideas stick.
15 questions in this journeyCitizen Kane is the complete public example: both learning videos and a five-question sample quiz are available below.
Start the example →Full cast
Full cast
- Yul BrynnerCharacter: Chris Adams
- Eli WallachCharacter: Calvera
- Steve McQueenCharacter: Vin
- Charles BronsonCharacter: Bernardo O'Reilly
- Robert VaughnCharacter: Lee
- Brad DexterCharacter: Harry Luck
- James CoburnCharacter: Britt
- Horst BuchholzCharacter: Chico
- Jorge Martínez de HoyosCharacter: Hilario
- Vladimir SokoloffCharacter: Old Man
- Rosenda MonterosCharacter: Petra
- Rico AlanizCharacter: Sotero
Full crew
Full crew
- John SturgesCredits: Director, Producer
- William RobertsCredits: Screenplay
- Walter MirischCredits: Executive Producer
- Elmer BernsteinCredits: Original Music Composer
- Charles LangCredits: Director of Photography
- Ferris WebsterCredits: Editor
- Edward FitzgeraldCredits: Art Direction
- Rafael SuárezCredits: Set Decoration
- Emile LaVigneCredits: Makeup Artist
- Daniel C. StriepekeCredits: Makeup Artist
- Jack SolomonCredits: Sound Designer
- Rafael Ruiz EsparzaCredits: Sound Designer
- Lou MorheimCredits: Associate Producer
- Milt RiceCredits: Special Effects
- Jack WilliamsCredits: Stunts
- Allen K. WoodCredits: Production Supervisor
- Jaime ContrerasCredits: Assistant Director
- Walter BernsteinCredits: Screenplay
- Walter NewmanCredits: Screenplay
- Francisco DayCredits: Production Manager
- John VeitchCredits: Unit Production Manager
- Robert E. RelyeaCredits: Assistant Director
- Emilio FernándezCredits: Assistant Director
- Sam GordonCredits: Property Master
- Del HarrisCredits: Sound Effects Editor
- Henry WillsCredits: Stunt Coordinator
- Kyme MeadeCredits: Camera Operator
- Don StottCredits: Gaffer
- Bert HenriksonCredits: Costume Design
- Robert BainCredits: Music
- Jack HayesCredits: Orchestrator
- Leo ShukenCredits: Orchestrator
- Thom ConroyCredits: Dialect Coach
- John FrancoCredits: Script
- Leroy JohnsonCredits: Stunts
- Loren JanesCredits: Stunt Double
- Akira KurosawaCredits: Original Film Writer
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