2024-10-13

[EN] Gunfighter Arithmetic

Sometimes the unsung Hollywood screenwriters hit bullseyes.
Here the experienced gunfighters count first the bad sides and then the good sides of their business before the newbie; finally:

         LEE (Robert Vaughn)
Insults swallowed: none.
Enemies: none.

         CHRIS (Yul Brinner)
No enemies?!

         LEE
Alive.

Actors' delivery: excellent, including the non-speaking parts!

Note: this scene has no counterpart in The Seven Samurai, if I recall correctly.

The Magnificent Seven, excerpt:

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