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7.1An arrogant Texas millionaire hires four adventurers to rescue his kidnapped wife from a notorious Mexican bandit.
Cast
- Burt Lancaster as Dolworth
- Lee Marvin as Fardan
- Robert Ryan as Ehrengard
- Woody Strode as Jake
- Jack Palance as Jesus Raza
- Claudia Cardinale as Maria
Themes
- rescue
- plan
- mexico
- kidnapping
- desert
- mexican bandit
- escape plan
- bazat pe carte
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Ratings
IMDb
7.3/10
20,590 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
89%
Metacritic
75/100
- Year
- 1966
- Runtime
- 117 min
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Drama
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- Nominated for 3 Oscars. 3 wins & 9 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Richard Brooks
- Written by
- Richard Brooks
- Based on
- A Mule for the Marquesa , (1964 novel), by Frank O'Rourke
- Produced by
- Richard Brooks
- Starring
- Burt Lancaster Lee Marvin Robert Ryan Woody Strode Jack Palance Ralph Bellamy Claudia Cardinale
- Cinematography
- Conrad L. Hall
- Edited by
- Peter Zinner
- Music by
- Maurice Jarre
- Production company
- Pax Enterprises
- Distributed by
- Columbia Pictures
- Release date
- November 4, 1966 ( 1966-11-04 )
- Running time
- 117 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Box office
- $19.5 million
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 117
- FilmAffinity ID
- 484648
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- Commons category
- The Professionals (1966 film)
- publication date
- 1966-11-02
- title
- The Professionals
- review score
- 90%
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Encyclopedic overview
The Professionals is a 1966 American revisionist Western film written, directed, and produced by Richard Brooks and starring Burt Lancaster, Lee Marvin, Robert Ryan and Woody Strode, with Jack Palance, Claudia Cardinale and Ralph Bellamy in supporting roles. Based on the 1964 novel A Mule for the Marquesa by Frank O'Rourke, it is about four mercenaries who are hired to rescue a kidnapped bride amidst the Mexican Revolution.
The film was a critical and commercial success. At the 39th Academy Awards, the film received nominations for Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Cinematography – Color. It was also nominated for two Golden Globe Awards, including Best Motion Picture – Drama.
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