This is the only documentary on the DVD of The Magnificent Seven, and is, indeed, a making of, on said movie. It consists of interviews(new and older) with surviving(R.I.P.) cast(and their relatives) and crew(as well as some within the business who were inspired by it), film clips, behind the scenes stills and narration. We are taken from pre- to post-production in 44 minutes(45 if you count the end credits).
Covered is how this was the end of the Western, settling some very Kurosawa-esque conflicting accounts of who's on (board) first, legal problems, a Mexican censor(!), Wallach's "adoption" into the bandit gang, the ensemble's rivalry, and of course the lasting impact it made.
This is well-paced, keeping it moving, and everyone it cuts to has something to say. More than delivering cold facts(many of them in the Trivia section on here), this gives you a tenable feeling of what the off-camera relationships were like, why it meant so much to several big names in Hollywood to be in or watch.
There is some disturbing content in this. I recommend this to any fan of the picture and/or anyone involved in creating it. 8/10
Covered is how this was the end of the Western, settling some very Kurosawa-esque conflicting accounts of who's on (board) first, legal problems, a Mexican censor(!), Wallach's "adoption" into the bandit gang, the ensemble's rivalry, and of course the lasting impact it made.
This is well-paced, keeping it moving, and everyone it cuts to has something to say. More than delivering cold facts(many of them in the Trivia section on here), this gives you a tenable feeling of what the off-camera relationships were like, why it meant so much to several big names in Hollywood to be in or watch.
There is some disturbing content in this. I recommend this to any fan of the picture and/or anyone involved in creating it. 8/10