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''Note: This is about the original 1960 film. For the 2016 remake, see '''[[The Magnificent Seven (2016 film)]]'''. For the ensemble/plot, see [[The Magnificent Seven Samurai]]''.▼
{{quote|'''Vin''': I guess right about now you kinda wish you'd given your crops to Calvera, huh?
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Mexican villagers, plagued by a band of bandits, send a few of their number north to the border, to buy guns so they can defend themselves. They end up hiring seven gunmen to help them instead.
''[[The Magnificent Seven]]'' is a western retelling (in both senses of the term) of ''[[Seven Samurai|The Seven Samurai]]'' (with a brilliant and memorable [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iteRKvRKFA score], to boot). This film [[Rated "M" for Manly|has so much testosterone that a girl risks getting pregnant just by watching it]]. It is widely considered one of the last great westerns, and was named to the [[National Film Registry]] in 2013.
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* [[The Magnificent Seven Samurai]] - co-namer, along with ''[[Seven Samurai]]''
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* [[Adaptation Distillation]]: [[Akira Kurosawa]] was so pleased with the result, he gave the director, John Sturges, a samurai sword.
* [[Adaptation Expansion]]: Regarding Calvera, given that the bandits' leader is given zero characterization in ''[[Seven Samurai]]'', and only gets about five minutes of total screen time.
* [[Adapted Out]]: Petra's Dad was referenced, but he never appeared.
* [[Affably Evil]]: Calvera. Although maybe [[Faux Affably Evil]], its hard to tell.
* [[Anyone Can Die]]: It's a western based on a movie by [[Akira Kurosawa]]. What'd you expect?
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