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The Professionals (1966)
Directed by Richard Brooks
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Overview
An arrogant Texas millionaire hires four adventurers to rescue his kidnapped wife from a notorious Mexican bandit.
Rated PG-13 | Length 117 minutes
Actors
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 | Elizabeth Campbell | Don Carlos | Leigh Chapman | Roberto Contreras | Dirk Evans | Darwin Lamb | Eddie Little Sky | John Lopez | John McKee | Philip L. Parslow | Ron Veto
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/05/2011 | TV | DVD | Rented | 7.5 stars |
| (Average) 7.5 stars |
Viewing Notes
When I was a kid, I suffered from a lot of major ear infections. I remember many a day being home from school sick, laying on the couch in the basement under piles of blankets watching a steady diet of war, western and Hitchcock movies on TV.
Since I was sick this day, I figured a good western would fit right in. Happily I’d just received The Professionals on DVD from Netflix.
When you throw Burt Lancaster, Lee Marvin, Robert Ryan, Woody Strode, Jack Palance and Claudia Cardinale together in a cynical mid-sixties western, I’m happy to say the result is pretty damn good.
Palance doesn’t get a lot of screen time, which is actually ok. The show really belongs to Lancaster and Marvin here, who are a great one-two combo. Cardinale’s charming assets weren’t too shabby either.
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