CLOSURE: Central Library will be closed Tuesday, July 21, through Saturday, July 25, while emergency repairs are made to the building’s cooling system. We expect to reopen Monday, July 27. Click for more details on holds, program schedules, and returns during the closure. 

Notice of Public Meeting: Kalamazoo Public Library Board of Trustees | July 27 | 5:30 pm | Central Library/Van Deusen Room. The packet of information for the meeting can be found on the library’s website. 

4K Ultra HD Blu-ray

The magnificent seven

Call Number

  • 4K BLU-RAY ACTION (CEN)

Edition

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray edition.

Languages

English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Performers

Yul Brynner, Eli Wallach, Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, Robet Vaughn, Brad Dexter, James Coburn, Horst Buchholz.

Publication Information

Los Angeles, CA : Shout! Factory, [2023]

Physical Description

2 videodiscs (approximately 128 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

Not rated.

Summary

Tired of being ravaged by an army of marauding bandits, the residents of a small Mexican village seek help from seven American gunfighters. The only problem? It's seven against 50!

Notes

This is a 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray and requires a 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray player; it will not play in standard Blu-ray or DVD players. For full 4K UHD effects, a 4K Ultra HD TV with HDR and a high-speed HDMI (category 2) cable are required.

Based on the screenplay "Shichinin no samurai" by Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto, Hideo Oguni.

Originally released as a motion picture in 1960.

Special features: 2022 restoration and color grade using an existing 4K scan of the original camera negative ; audio commentary featuring stars James Coburn and Eli Wallach and executive producer Walter Mirisch ; audio commentary by film historian Sir Christopher Frayling ; "Guns for hire: the making of The magnificent seven" ; "Elmer Bernstein and The magnificent seven" ; "Christopher Frayling on The magnificent seven" ; "The linen book: lost images from The magnificent seven" ; original theatrical trailers ; still gallery.

Subjects