Jim, I have also copied this to the decicated thread
Sorry, Keith - we have so many threads, I lose track of 'em.
Posts from Stumpy in thread „The Magnificent Seven (1960)“
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I agree that I like the cowboy version best too, yet I was amazed at how closely the story line of the cowboy version follows the original. In fact, there were elements of The Seven Samurai that reminded me more of a Western than what I'd expect a film about the East to be.
My preference for the cowboy version is probably something in my cultural psyche - I imagine folks in Japan like their version better. -
I have not seen, The Seven Samurai,
but I know some of our members have
I made a point to see it after "The Magnificent Seven" was released, just to compare the two. I like the cowboy version best. -
In the Trivia remarks, it mentions several other actors who were considered for parts in the film. Try as I might, I just cannot imagine a more perfect group than the one that ended up playing in the movie. They were wonderful together.
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One of my all-time favorite Westerns. The first time I saw it was in a German cinema with German dialogue, of which I understood very little. (This was shortly after I arrived in Deutschland on my first assignment to that land). And though I didn't understand much of the dialogue, I still enjoyed the action immensely. The musical score even more.
Naturally, I have since watched the English-spoken version dozens of times. One of my favorite roles in the film was that of Eli Wallach. Though he was the leader of the black hats, I thought he plays the part magnificently.
