Origins of “The Magnificent Seven”

  The Magnificent Seven is a 1960 western, based on The Seven Samurai.  In it, a Mexican village is at the mercy of Calvera, the leader of a band of outlaws.  Incapable of standing up to Calvera, the village hired seven American gunslingers to protect them during Calvera’s raids. Over time, the professional gunmen . . . […]