Inspired by Kurosawa 9: Battle Beyond the Stars

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English - September 04, 2023 22:00 - 29 minutes - 20.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
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In response to Star Wars, legendary cheap-ass creator of ultra-low budget films Roger Corman put together this film, using the Seven Samurai template. We went in skeptical and were pleasantly surprised — John Boy, George Peppard, Robert Vaughn (of Magnificent Seven!), surprisingly good special effects!

Does it overshadow Seven Samurai? Only one way to find out!

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