THE PROFESSIONALS (WIDESCREEN/FULL SCREEN)

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• Release Year: 1966
• Genre: Action, Classic, Western
• Plot: Burt Lancaster and Lee Marvin headline the top-notch, rip-roaring Western action/adventure The Professionals. Four soldiers of fortune are hired by a wealthy Texan oil baron (Ralph Bellamy) to rescue his kidnapped wife (Claudia Cardinale), who's been spirited across the Mexican border by a band of mercenaries led by Jesus Raza (Jack Palance). The four rugged professionals, each regarded as a specialist in his selected field - an expert marksman and tracker (Woody Strode), the explosives master (Lancaster), horse handler (Robert Ryan) and one skilled in tactics and weaponry (Marvin) - make their way across the treacherous landscape to retrieve the beautiful kidappee, but discover all is not what it seems in the explosive climax. Excellent performances from an all-star cast, Maurice Jarre's haunting musical score and surprising plot twist make The Professionals a true classic. ; ; The Professionals garnered three 1966 Academy Award® nominations; two for Richard Brooks (Best Direction and Best Adapted Screenplay) and another for the esteemed Conrad Hall (Best Cinematography).
• Cast: Burt Lancaster, Lee Marvin, Robert Ryan, Woody Strode, Jack Palance, Claudia Cardinale, Ralph Bellamy, Joe De Santis, Rafael Bertrand, Jorge Martínez de Hoyos, Marie Gomez, José Chávez, Carlos Romero, Vaughn Taylor, David Cadiente, Vincente Cadiente, Elizabeth Campbell, Don Carlos, Leigh Chapman, Roberto Contreras, Dirk Evans, Foster Hood, Darwin Lamb, Eddie Little Sky, John Lopez, John McKee, Henry O'Brien, Philip L. Parslow, Richard Brooks
• Director: Richard Brooks
• Runtime: 1:57
• Company: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
• Media Format: Movie