If you’ve seen 7 Men From Now, you know how good this ad is. And with it based on that incredible closing shot, how could it not be?
If you haven’t seen it, what the hell are you reading this for? Come back in 78 minutes.
Working in Advertising, I’ve always been interested in how movie campaigns are put together. They often seem to be from a different movie than the one I saw. But some really nail a picture. Like this one. I’d love to know how much input, if any, Randolph Scott or Budd Boetticher or John Wayne’s people had in this.
Aside from the theme song, is there anything to do with 7 Men From Now that’s not terrific?
Just watched this again recently – it’s just wonderful, isn’t it?
Wish I’d had that poster for my blog – I agree it sums the film up perfectly.
This is an excellent western and I notice that Lee Marvin was starting to get some prominent billing by the time this film was made. He was on his way to stardom.