The Professionals

1966
PG-13
1h 57m

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7.3/10

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Claudia Cardinale, Lee Marvin, and Robert Ryan in The Professionals (1966)

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Action Adventure Drama Western

An arrogant Texas millionaire hires four adventurers to rescue his kidnapped wife from a notorious Mexican bandit.An arrogant Texas millionaire hires four adventurers to rescue his kidnapped wife from a notorious Mexican bandit.An arrogant Texas millionaire hires four adventurers to rescue his kidnapped wife from a notorious Mexican bandit.

Director
- Richard Brooks
Writers
- Frank O'Rourke
- Richard Brooks
Stars

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IMDb RATING

7.3/10

19K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Richard Brooks
Writers
- Frank O'Rourke
- Richard Brooks
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 3 Oscars
- 3 wins & 9 nominations total

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The Professionals

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Trivia
During the filming of the scene where Maria attempts to escape through a canyon wired with dynamite, Claudia Cardinale's stunt double was badly injured during the explosion. Cardinale, who had never ridden a horse before, performed the stunt herself for the final cut, and escaped uninjured.

Goofs
At the end of the scene when the gang are sitting on a ridge talking about battles and promises, Fardan exits the shot. Dolworth puts his cigar in his mouth and puts the binoculars to his eyes backwards, ocular lenses out.

Quotes
[last lines]
J.W. Grant: You bastard.
Rico: Yes, Sir. In my case an accident of birth. But you, Sir, you're a self-made man.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Predator/Million Dollar Mystery/The Believers/Salvation (1987)

Soundtracks
Proposition For The Professionals - Main Title
Written and Performed by Orchestra Maurice Jarre

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Featured review

8/10

A Brilliant Watch

I love Lee Marvin .

Ever since , as a kid , I saw him in Paint Your Wagon , ive loved watching him in movies .

A real man's man . An alcoholic who looked twenty years older than he was but what a natural on the big screen .

This is the story of an arrogant Texas millionaire hires four adventurers to rescue his kidnapped wife from a notorious Mexican bandit.

My favourite western of all time is The Magnificent Seven and this definitely has the feel of that great film.

Two brilliant actors in Marvin and Lancaster fighting it out for top billing just like Bryner and McQueen did six years earlier.

Everyone on show is on top of their game .

Marvin , rough and ready as usual . Burt Lancaster doing his own stunts . Woody Strode looking cool and Robert Ryan being Mr Pessimism. Even Jack Palance is totally convincing as the Mexican war lord .

The story is easy to follow and the ending is satisfying even though it didn't work out as they all would have hoped .

The Professionals is a brilliant watch .