The Magnificent Seven (TV Series)

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Television series
German title The glory seven
Original title The Magnificent Seven
Country of production United States
original language English language
Year (s) 1998-2000
length 43 minutes
Episodes 22 in 2 seasons
genre Western film
idea Pen Densham
production Lynne Symons
Steve Beers
music Don Harper
John Van Tongeren
First broadcast January 3, 1998 (USA) on CBS
German-language
first broadcast
March 4, 2001 on Kabel Eins
occupation

The Magnificent Seven was an American western series that was produced between 1998 and 2000.

action

A village is threatened by a Southern Army colonel who refuses to understand that the Civil War is over. Seven men band together to protect the village:

After repelling the attackers and rescuing the village, the Magnificent Seven stay together and settle in the nearby town of Four Corners , where they then fight for law and order.

background

The series is based on the western The Magnificent Seven by John Sturges , which in turn is a remake of the film The Seven Samurai by Akira Kurosawa . Robert Vaughn , who played the role of Lee in the 1960 film , has a recurring guest role as Judge Oren Travis in six episodes of the series .

As a pilot film, the first episode is double the length of 86 minutes.

Awards

  • 1998: Emmy for Costume Design to Dan Moore
  • 1999: Emmy nomination in the costume design category to Dan Moore

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