The Making of the Magnificent Seven: Behind the Scenes of the Pivotal Western

ISBN-13: 9780786496952 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 288 str.

Brian Hannan

Opis

The story behind The Magnificent Seven could have been a movie in itself. It had everything actors strike, writers strike, Mexican government interference and a row between the screenwriters that left one removing his name from the credits, all under the lingering gloom of post McCarthy era Hollywood. A flop on release, it later became a box office hit. This book tells the behind-the-scenes story: how Yul Brynner became the biggest independent producer in Hollywood; why John Sturges was not the first choice after Brynner surrendered the director s chair; why Sturges quit; the truth about the Mirisch Company (producers); the details of the film s botched release and unlikely redemption; the creation of Elmer Bernstein s classic score; and how internecine fighting prevented the making of the television series in 1963. Myths about Steve McQueen, his feud with Brynner and the scene-stealing antics of the cast are debunked. A close examination of the various screenplay drafts and the writers source material Akira Kurosawa s Seven Samurai shows who wrote what. Extensive analysis of Sturges directorial work is provided."