The Great Basin Film Society and the Nevada Museum of Art present a series of six films from some of the world's most renowned filmmakers. Click here for full schedule.

THE SEVEN SAMURAI (Shichinin no samurai) Director: Akira Kurosawa Year: 1954 Runtime: 206 min. Country: Japan Language: Japanese with English subtitles Color: B&W Format: 16mm

Akira Kurosawa's epic of six masterless samurai, plus one would-be hero (Toshiro Mifune), recruited to defend a village of farmers against a plundering horde of bandits on horseback. Famous especially for its battle scenes, it was the inspiration for American movies such as The Magnificent Seven and The Last Samurai. "The greatest action movie ever made." — Desson Howe, The Washington Post "Seven Samurai is an unforgettable masterpiece – the work of one of the world's greatest filmmakers at the height of his powers." — James Berardinelli, Reel Views     showtime Thursday, February 26 at 6:30 pm location Nevada Museum of Art - Prim Theater 160 West Liberty Street admission $6 general / $4 GBFS or NMA members

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