Rootin’ Tootin’ Facts About “The Magnificent Seven” That Will Send You Back To The Old West

It’s Almost Always On Television

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One way The Magnificent Seven has become so ingrained in American pop culture is just how unavoidable it is. It’s almost always being played on television. Studies show that its the second most screened film on the medium after The Wizard of Oz. For how the film is remembered today, you’d never know it failed originally.

If you look it up on Rotten Tomatoes, it sits at 93 percent fresh. The American Film Institute even ranked it as the 79th most thrilling film of all time. Its source material, The Seven Samurai, failed to make the prestigious list. Next, the seven ride into your TV sets in an exciting CBS series!