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℗2001
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1 videodisc (128 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
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Widescreen format (aspect ratio 2.35:l)
The citizens of a small Mexican farming village hire seven gun fighters to defend them from a ruthless and exploitative group of bandits led by Calvera. As Calvera's next raid approaches, the peasants and the gun fighters work together to prepare to defend the village
Based on the Japanese film classic, The Seven Samurai (= Shichinin no samurai)
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1960
Special features include: Guns for hire : the making of The magnificent seven / producer, Paul Kerr ; directed by Louis Heaton ; audio commentary by Eli Wallach, James Coburn, Walter Mirisch, and Robert Relyea ; photo gallery ; original theatrical trailers
Director of photography, Charles Lang ; editor, Ferris Webster ; music, Elmer Bernstein
Yul Brynner, Eli Wallach, Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, Robert Vaughn, Brad Dexter, James Coburn, Horst Buchholz
Not rated by MPAA
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English (5.1 surround or mono), French (mono) or Spanish (mono) language soulndtrack with optional subtitles in French or Spanish ; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired