The making of The magnificent seven
Subtitle: behind the scenes of the pivotal Western
By: Brian Hannan
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Jefferson, North Carolina
Language: eng
Number of pages: 280
ISBN-13: 9780786496952; 9781476619101
Subjects: Magnificent seven (Motion picture : 1960)
Description: "The story behind The Magnificent Seven could have been a movie in itself. A flop on release, the film became a box office hit. This book tells the behind-the-scenes story. An examination of the various screenplay drafts and the writers' source material--Kurosawa's Seven Samurai--shows who wrote what. Analysis of Sturges' directorial work is provided"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-265) and index.