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The Professionals

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Original title

The Professionals

Year

1966

Running time

117 min.

Country

United States

Director

Richard Brooks

Screenwriter

Richard Brooks. Novel: Frank O'Rourke

Cast

Music

Maurice Jarre

Cinematography

Conrad L. Hall

Producer

Columbia Pictures

Genre

Western. Adventure | Kidnapping Film / Disappearance. Mexican Revolution

Movie Groups

Frank O'Rourke Adaptations

Synopsis

Wealthy J.W. Grant hires Henry Fardan, Jake Sharp, Hans Ehrengard, and Bill Dolworth, each a specialist in his own field, to go into Mexico to bring back his wife, who has been kidnapped by the revolutionary Raza. Fardan and Dolworth, old comrades of Raza's, know both the territory and their foe, but a surprise awaits when they locate the captive Mrs. Grant.

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Rankings Position

#44 Best Westerns in the history of film
#81 Best Adventure Movies

Awards: 1966: 3 nominations for Oscar: Director, Cinematography, Adapted Screenplay

1966: Golden Globe: Nom. Best Movie Drama & Promising Newcomer Female (Gómez)

1966: Directors Guild of America (DGA): Nominated for Best Director

1966: Writers Guild of America (WGA): Nominated for Best Drama Screenplay

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Critics' reviews

"Exciting, beautifully shot '60s political western."

Michael Wilmington: Chicago Tribune
"There's something to be said for this kind of professionalism: the moviemakers know how to provide excitement and they work us over."

Pauline Kael: The New Yorker
"Written and directed by Richard Brooks, the picture is more style than content, but what style."

Hal Hinson: The Washington Post
"The scenery provided for this picture is clearly more profound than the script, and the sense of magnitude in the environment more engrossing than that in the plot."

Bosley Crowther: The New York Times
"Exciting explosive sequences, good overall pacing and acting overcome a sometimes thin script"

Variety Staff: Variety
"A truly adventuresome, action-filled film"

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32 My Favorite Westerns (231)

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