The Magnificent Seven poster

The Magnificent Seven

They were seven…and they fought like seven hundred!

7.5(2,075)19602h 8m12

An oppressed Mexican peasant village hires seven gunfighters to help defend their homes.

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Status
Released
Budget
$2M
Box office
$19.5M
Language
English
Part of The Magnificent Seven Collection · 4 films
  • friendship
  • gunslinger
  • village
  • horse
  • mercenary
  • remake
  • bandit
  • farmer
  • cowboy
  • hired gun
  • inspirational

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Director

John Sturges

Produced in

United States of America

Where to watch

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalNR12 Oct 1960
  • United KingdomGB

    • TheatricalU14 Apr 1961
  • United Arab EmiratesAE

    • PhysicalBlu-ray30 Aug 2010
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalGAs seen in The Canberra Times, 30th October, page 11: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/page/1149907430 Oct 1961
    • PhysicalPGVHS1 Jul 1987
    • PhysicalPGBlu-ray11 Dec 2011
  • CanadaCA

    • Theatrical14A23 Oct 1960
  • ArgentinaAR

    • Theatrical15 Dec 1960
  • BrazilBR

    • Theatrical24 Nov 1960
  • ChinaCN

    • PremiereBeijing International Film Festival16 Apr 2019
  • CzechiaCZ

    • Digital / OTT1 Jan 1995
    • PhysicalDVD1 May 2001
    • Physical19 Jan 2011
    • TheatricalU14 Jan 2016
    • PhysicalBlu-ray9 Nov 2016
  • DenmarkDK

    • Theatrical5 Jul 1961
  • FinlandFI

    • Theatrical17 Feb 1961
  • FranceFR

    • TheatricalU1 Feb 1961
    • TheatricalRe-release1 Jul 1970
    • TVParis Première31 Jan 2026
    • TVTPCiné+ Classic1 Sept 2026

Frequently asked questions

The Magnificent Seven was released on 12 October 1960.

Audience reviews

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  • J

    John Chard

    12/22/2018

    8/10

    I have been offered a lot for my work, but never everything A vile bandit constantly raids a small Mexican village and pilfers what he so wants. Finally having enough, and not wanting to relocate, the villagers set about recruiting some hired guns to finally rid themselves of the dastardly Calvera. As most people now know, The Magnificent Seven is of course a remake of Akira Kurosawa's immense and hugely influe…

  • C

    CinemaSerf

    12/28/2022

    7/10

    From the opening bars of Elmer Bernstein's superb score you just know that this is going to be a good film... Add the ensemble of Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, James Coburn, Yul Brynner and a superb Eli Wallach and it is a certainty. This version of Kurosawa's 1954 story tells of a group of put-upon villagers who set out to recruit some hired guns to help them fend off a gang of murderous marauders. There is some f…

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    Filipe Manuel Neto

    1/11/2023

    9/10

    **A classic western in its own right.** When I decided to see this film, I did so because of its enormous popularity in European lands, and not because of its particularly good reputation. For example, I knew that my father had seen this film in a theater in Luanda, Angola, in the years when it was released in theaters (back when Angola was not an independent country). Only later, when I read a little about it, di…

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