The Magnificent Seven: Trailer for original 1960 western On the set of the 1960 classic The Magnificent Seven, Steve McQueen 's usual on-set antics were no match for Yul Brynner's formidable presence, and their feud became legendary. So much so that reports about their clashes even made it into the press. At the time, The King & I star was the big headliner, although the film was stacked with major names, many of whom would go on to become even bigger stars themselves.
James Coburn and Brad Dexter’s names didn’t even make it on to the posters, while Charles Bronson and Robert Vaughan’s were printed in normal typeface. Brynner’s appeared at the top, of course, followed by McQueen, Horst Bucholz and Eli Wallach, who played the bandit leader Calvera, all printed in attention-grabbing bold typeface. Brynner was known throughout his career for being a diva and even encouraged his reputation with grandiose declarations and by pronouncing that he prepared breakfast in a silk kimono.
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. The most famous line in film history was never actually said, we're all wrong [LATEST] Magnificent Seven poster (Image: GETTY) Steve McQueen feuded with many co-stars (Image: GETTY) Brynner was notorious for demanding absolute stillness and silence when delivering his lines, prompting McQueen to deliberately disrupt scenes by tipping his hat, innocently flipping coins, rattling bullet shells and playing with his gun, even mastering elaborate gun-twirling j.