One of the best Western movies ever is on TV tonight

The film will be getting a remake very soon.

The 1960 oater, which itself is a remake of Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai, stars Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, Robert Vaughn, Brad Dexter, James Coburn and Horst Buchholz as a group of gunfighters in the American Old West.

The seven are hired to protect a small village in Mexico from a group of marauding bandits (led by Eli Wallach).

Directed by John Sturges (The Great Escape), the '60s movie was a major commercial and critical hit.

It also spawned three sequels, a '90s TV adaptation and a 2016 remake, the latter of which starred Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt and Ethan Hawke.

Just last month, meanwhile, the streaming service MGM+ greenlit a new eight-part TV series version of The Magnificent Seven from writer Tim Kring (Heroes).

The original is airing on TV tonight on TG4 at 9.05pm as part of its Friday night Western slot.

The Magnificent Seven (1960) is also available to stream on Prime Video.

Here are the other movies airing on TV tonight:

The Last Stand - Film4 - 9pm

Arnold Schwarzenegger headlines this very fun 2013 action flick about a tough, small-town sheriff in the US who must stop a dangerous drug lord from escaping to Mexico in a modified sports car.

Mechanic: Resurrection / Crank 2: High Voltage - Legend - 9pm / 11pm

A Jason Statham action sequel double bill.

Gold - Legend Xtra - 9pm

Matthew McConaughey stars in this decent 2016 movie as a prospector who hunts for gold in Indonesia.

The English Patient - RTÉ2 - 9.20pm

Ralph Fiennes, Kristin Scott Thomas and Juliette Binoche headline this incredible Oscar Best Picture-winning romantic war epic.

The Old Oak - BBC Two - 11pm

This acclaimed 2023 drama from legendary filmmaker Ken Loach (Kes, The Wind that Shakes the Barley) centres on the last pub standing in a once thriving mining village in northern England that has fallen on hard times.

Legion - Film4 - 11.05pm

Paul Bettany is a machine gun-wielding angel trying to save the world from an apocalypse in this cult action horror we’ve recommended before.

Someone to Watch Over Me - RTÉ One - 11.15pm

Ridley Scott (Alien, Gladiator) directs this stylish '80s romantic thriller about a married detective (Tom Berenger, Platoon) who is assigned to protect a Manhattan socialite (Mimi Rogers, Austin Powers) that witnessed a murder but quickly falls in love with her.

Eye of the Tiger - Legend Xtra - 11.20pm

In this ’80s action flick, a Vietnam War veteran (Gary Busey) returns home from prison and sets out to clean up his hometown which has come under the control of a violent motorcycle gang.

Superbad - BBC One - 12am

The hilarious, Seth Rogen-penned coming-of-age comedy.

In Bruges - Channel 4 - 1am

The Brendan Gleeson and Colin Farrell crime comedy classic about two Irish hitmen lying low in the quiet Belgian city of Bruges.

Dead Presidents - Film4 - 1am

A dark and stylish '90s thriller drama about a group of Vietnam War veterans who, disillusioned with America upon their return home, turn to crime.

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