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Seven Samurai

United States · Arts / Cinema. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1960Date range
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Chronological records

1960

Charles Bronson1960

Arts / Cinema

Bronson gained attention in 1960 with his role in John Sturges western The Magnificent Seven, where he played one of seven gunfighters taking up the cause of the defenseless, which was based on Akira Kurosawas Seven Samurai

Names involved

Charles Bronson

Provenance

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