The Professionals is an Oscar-nominated 1966 American Western film starring Burt Lancaster and Lee Marvin.
The film, which was written and directed by Richard Brooks, was based on the novel A Mule for the Marquesa by Frank O'Rourke. It is set in the latter period of the Mexican Revolution when a group of specialists is sent into Mexico to free the wife of a wealthy Texan from several hundred bandits.
Rancher J.W. Grant (Ralph Bellamy) hires four ...
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The Professionals is an Oscar-nominated 1966 American Western film starring Burt Lancaster and Lee Marvin.
The film, which was written and directed by Richard Brooks, was based on the novel A Mule for the Marquesa by Frank O'Rourke. It is set in the latter period of the Mexican Revolution when a group of specialists is sent into Mexico to free the wife of a wealthy Texan from several hundred bandits.
Rancher J.W. Grant (Ralph Bellamy) hires four men, who are all experts in their respective fields, to rescue his wife, Maria (Claudia Cardinale) from Jesus Raza (Jack Palance), a former Mexican Revolutionary leader turned bandit.
Team leader Henry "Rico" Fardan (Lee Marvin) is a military specialist, Bill Dolworth (Burt Lancaster) is an explosives expert, the horse wrangler is Hans Ehrengard (Robert Ryan) and Jake Sharp (Woody Strode) is a scout with traditional Apache skills, particularly a bow and arrow. Fardan and Dolworth, having both fought under the command of Pancho Villa, have a...
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