The principle cast in a publicity still for ‘The Magnificent Seven’, directed by John Sturges, 1960. Left to right: Robert Vaughn as Lee, Steve McQueen (1930 – 1980) as Vin Tanner, Charles Bronson (1921 – 2003) as Bernardo O’Reilly, Yul Brynner (1920 – 1985) as Chris Adams, Brad Dexter (1917 – 2002) as Harry Luck, Horst Buchholz (1933 – 2003) as Chico, and James Coburn (1928 – 2002) as Britt. (Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images)
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