{"product_id":"the-making-of-the-magnificent-seven-behind-the-scenes-of-the-pivotal-western-9780786496952","title":"The Making of The Magnificent Seven: Behind the Scenes of the Pivotal Western","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Brian Hannan\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Film - History \u0026amp; Criticism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The story behind \u003ci\u003eThe Magnificent Seven\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eSeven Samurai\u003c\/i\u003e--shows who wrote what. Extensive analysis of Sturges' directorial work is provided.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46507112071319,"sku":"9780786496952","price":2855.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780786496952.webp?v=1769198185","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-making-of-the-magnificent-seven-behind-the-scenes-of-the-pivotal-western-9780786496952","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}