DON & CATHARINE BRYAN
CULTURAL SERIES
Inspire, Educate and Challenge
Film Series
The Magnificent Seven (1960)
3/19/2023
RC Kill Devil Hills Movies 10
1803 N Croatan Hwy, Kill Devil Hills, NC
All films at 4:00:00 PM
Tickets $10
Enjoy these classics with an interlocutory discussion by ECSI Professor Christopher Palestrant
The Magnificent Seven, based on Akira Kurosawa's 1954 Japanese film Seven Samurai, is classic western myth—a gunslinger takes up the plight of the underdog against overwhelming odds. Poor Mexican farmers find Yul Brynner’s Chris Adams, a legendary gunslinger, and offer him all they have to come to their town and protect them from the ravages of the bandit Calvera, in what many consider Eli Wallach’s definitive film role.
The individual performances are iconic—perhaps none so much as James Coburn’s Britt. Fast, accurate and deadly with a knife, Coburn has almost no lines yet his character is one of the most memorable of the film.
What truly sets The Magnificent Seven apart, though, are the simultaneous journeys the audience and the magnificent seven take. As the characters’ back stories emerge, and the willingness of the villagers to fight for their land and dignity becomes ever more apparent, a sense of shared purpose, perhaps humanity emerges.
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OUR SUPPORTERS
The Outer Banks Community Foundation manages our endowment.
ABOUT THE SERIES
The Don & Catharine Bryan Cultural Series brings important cultural events to the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Our events often involve bringing our performers, our artists together with local students to expand arts education in our area. Other things you should know about the Series:
YOUR SUPPORT
We rely on public support to keep our events coming to the area, to keep our ticket prices low and to maintain our deep engagement with local students. You can donate to the series online.
OUR PARTNERS
We partner with many local nonprofits including the Dare County Arts Council, the Outer Banks forum for the Lively Arts and the Dare County Youth Orchestra among others
OUR BOARD
We are an all volunteer organization, formed in 2012. You can meet our board, read about our finances and other boring stuff here.
