The Magnificent Seven (1960) | |
| Director(s) | John Sturges |
| Producer(s) | Walter Mirisch (executive), John Sturges |
| Top Genres | Adventure, Drama, Western |
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The Magnificent Seven (1960) was a Western - Adventure Film directed by John Sturges and produced by Walter Mirisch and John Sturges.
Academy Awards 1960 --- Ceremony Number 33 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Art Direction | Takashi Matsuyama | Nominated |
| Best Costume Design | Kohei Ezaki | Nominated |
| Best Music - Scoring | Elmer Bernstein | Nominated |
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The Magnificent Seven (1960) (3)
By Beatrice on Jan 14, 2017 From Flickers in TimeThe Magnificent Seven Directed by John Sturges Written by William Roberts 1960/USA Mirisch Company/Alpha Productions/Alpha First viewing/Netflix rental Calvera: And? Vin: He said, “It seemed to be a good idea at the time.” This might be the most famous mainstream film I had never seen... Read full article
Review: The Magnificent Seven (1960) (1)
By 4 Star Film Fan on Aug 18, 2016 From 4 Star Films?Nobody throws me my own guns and says ride on.?Nobody? ~ James Coburn as Britt People always resonate with stories of valor, honor, and bravery. It doesn’t matter if it?s a war, a samurai, or a western picture. Thus, Akira Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai rather seamlessly became The Magnificen... Read full article
Review: The Magnificent Seven (1960) (2)
By 4 Star Film Fan on Aug 18, 2016 From 4 Star Films?Nobody throws me my own guns and says ride on.?Nobody? ~ James Coburn as Britt People always resonate with stories of valor, honor, and bravery. It doesn’t matter if it?s a war film, a tale of samurai, or a western. Thus, Akira Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai rather seamlessly became The Magni... Read full article
Will It Be As Magnificent As Its Predecessors? – Here’s The New Trailer For The Magnificent Seven
By Michael on Apr 22, 2016 From Durnmoose Movie MusingsConsidering that the original was an adaptation of Akira Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai, one of the things that I’m kind of curious about is how much credit will be given to that movie when it comes to this modern remake of John Sturges’s 1960 movie The Magnificent Seven. Another questio... Read full article
Book Review: The Making of "The Magnificent Seven"
By Rick29 on Jul 6, 2015 From Classic Film & TV CafeIn his new book The Making of The Magnificent Seven: Behind the Scenes of the Pivotal Western, author Brian Hannan provides a fascinating look into how the 1959 Western classic reached the silver screen. He also makes a compelling argument that John Sturges' remake of Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai ... Read full article
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The 1967 hit song "Sweet Soul Music," written by Arthur Conley and Otis Redding and first recorded by Conley, quotes a portion of Elmer Bernstein's score for The Magnificent Seven as its instrumental horn opening.
According to a John Sturges interview given in 1990 for the book 'John Sturges, Stories of a Filmmaker' by Emmanuel Laborie, the music for the movie was to be composed by Dimitri Tiomkin. But the director had a quarrel with his favorite composer, because Sturges did not agree with a song during the opening credits, like in Gunfight at the O.K. Corral. Tiomkim dismissed and was replaced by Elmer Bernstein.
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