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About 1960 American western film directed by John Sturges
Genres drama, Western, action
Directed by John Sturges
Written by Akira Kurosawa, Walter Bernstein, Walter Newman, William Roberts
Starring Charles Bronson, Steve McQueen, Yul Brynner, James Coburn, Eli Wallach, Robert Vaughn, Fernando Rey, Horst Buchholz
Music Elmer Bernstein
Runtime 128 min
Country United States
Links Wikipedia · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikidata
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