the Old Man Fight. You must fight. Fight!
Played by Vladimir Sokoloff 
The Magnificent Seven (1960) · 99 quotes
The Magnificent Seven (1960) · 99 quotes
Tied for 7th most-quoted character in The Magnificent Seven (1960): in 8 of its 99 quotes
A line from the Old ManYou must excuse them. They are farmers here. They are afraid of everyone and everything. They are afraid of rain, and no rain. The summer may be too hot, or the winter too cold. If the sow has no pigs, the farmer is afraid he may starve. If she has too many pigs, he is afraid she may starve.
More lines from the Old Man
5 quotes the Old Man the Old Man They are farmers. They talk of nothing but fertilizer and women. I have never shared their enthusiasm for fertilizer. As for women, I became indifferent when I was eighty-three.
the Old Man At my age, a little excitement is welcome.
the Old Man Don't worry. Why would he kill me? Bullets cost money.
the Old Man The fighting is over. Your work is done. For them, each season has its tasks. If there were a season for gratitude, they'd show it more.
Scenes with the Old Man
2 scenes the Old Man [The villagers seek advice from "the Old Man".]
Fight. You must fight. Fight!
Machetes and bare hands against guns?
Old Man Buy guns.
Tomas
Buy?
Old Man Go to the border. Guns are plentiful there.
Tomas
But what are we going to use for money?
Old Man (digs out a gold pocketwatch and hands it over)
Sell that. And anything else you can gather.
Even if we had the guns... we know how to plant and grow. We don't know how to kill.
Old Man Then learn. Or die.
Old Man [The surviving gunmen are preparing to ride out of the village.]
You could e-stay, you know.They would not be sorry to have you e-stay.
They won't be sorry to see us go, either.
Old Man (nods)
The fighting is over. Your work is done. For them, each season has its tasks. If there were a season for gratitude, they'd show it more.
We didn't get any more than we expected, old man.
Old Man Only the farmers have won. They remain forever. They are like the land itself. You helped rid them of Calvera the way a strong wind helps rid them of locusts. You are like the wind, blowing across the land and... passing on. Vaya con Dios.
Adios.
