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Professionals, The (1966) (Blu-ray)
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- Synopsis
- Rough, Tough and Ready Burt Lancaster and Lee Marvin headline the top-notch rip-roaring Western... more »
- Rating
- PG
- Release
- 27/08/08
- Genres
- Western, Classic
- Actors
- Burt Lancaster, Lee Marvin, Robert Ryan, Woody Strode, more »
- Director
- Richard Brooks
- Format
- Blu-ray
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Rough, Tough and Ready
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 acress the Mexican Border by a band ofmercenaries 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 kidnappee 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 twists make THE PROFESSIONALS a true classic. THE PROFESSIONALS garnered three Academy Award® nominations; two for Richard Brooks (Best Direction and Best Adapted Screenplay) and another for the esteemed Conrad Hall (Best Cinematography). The filmmakers received the same nominations the following year for the true crime classic In Cold Blood.
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 acress the Mexican Border by a band ofmercenaries 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 kidnappee 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 twists make THE PROFESSIONALS a true classic. THE PROFESSIONALS garnered three Academy Award® nominations; two for Richard Brooks (Best Direction and Best Adapted Screenplay) and another for the esteemed Conrad Hall (Best Cinematography). The filmmakers received the same nominations the following year for the true crime classic In Cold Blood.
Special Features
- Memories of the Professionals - behind-the-scenes feature
- The Professionals: A Classic - featurette
- Burt Lancaster: A Portrait - featurette
- Actors
- Distributor
- Sony Pictures
- Run Time (minutes)
- 117
- Language
- English
- Italian
- French
- Subtitle Language
- English,
- English - HI,
- Italian,
- French,
- Arabic,
- Greek,
- Hindi
- Audio Format
- Dolby Digital TrueHD 5.1
- Aspect Ratio
- 2.35:1 16:9 Enhanced
- Transfer Aspect Ratio
- 1080p HD Widescreen
- Number of Discs
- 1
- Blu-ray Region
- A
- B
- C
- First Released
- 2008-08-27
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