The Magnificent Seven (1960)

Star-studded cowboy classic based on the Japanese favorite "The Seven Samurai." Gunslinger Yul Brynner, at the request of Mexican peasants, recruits a band of his fellow mercenaries (Charles Bronson, Horst Buchholz, James Coburn, Brad Dexter, Steve McQueen, and Robert Vaughn) to defend their town from bandit Eli Wallach and his gang. Directed by John Sturges. 128 min. C/Rtg: NR

Return Of The Magnificent Seven (1966)

They ride again! When one the surviving gunslingers goes missing from the Mexican town that the Seven saved, Yul Brynner is called in and assembles a new septet to take down the outlaws who've been abducting the village's menfolk. Warren Oates, Claude Akins, and Robert Fuller co-star. 96 min. C/Rtg: NR

Guns Of The Magnificent Seven (1969)

The third adventure of the western outlaws-turned-heroes for hire, features George Kennedy as the leader of the gunfighter septet, here charged with freeing a revolutionary leader from a Mexican fortress. Blazing western actioner also stars James Whitmore, Michael Ansara, Bernie Casey, and Joe Don Baker. 105 min. C/Rtg: G

The Magnificent Seven Ride! (1972)

When his new wife is murdered by a band of merciless outlaws, a grizzled gunfighter (Lee Van Cleef) comes out of retirement to hunt them down, recruiting a big city reporter and five hard-boiled convicts to help. The fourth and final installment in the rollicking western series also stars Stefanie Powers, Mariette Hartley, Luke Askew, and Gary Busey. 100 min. C/Rtg: PG

7 hrs. total. Widescreen; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital mono, Spanish Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: Spanish, French; audio commentary; "making of" documentary.