The professionals is a 1966 western film starring burt lancaster, lee marvin, robert ryan, and claudia cardinale, along with jack palance. The supporting cast includes jack palance and ralph bellamy. The professionals 1966 trailer hd burt lancaster lee marvin. The professionalslee marvin, burt lancaster, robert ryan, woody strode, claudia cardinale, jack palance, ralph bellamy 1966. A kidnaprescue adventure set in about 1917, it features a small group of experts heading into mexico to free the mexicanborn wife of a wealthy texan from several hundred bandits. With jean reno, gary oldman, natalie portman, danny aiello. The professionals is a frustrated movie from the very beginning. Claudia cardinale and richard brooks in the professionals 1966 claudia cardinale. The professionals as you have never seen them before. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. The script was adapted from the novel a mule for the marquesa by frank orourke. An arrogant texas millionaire hires four adventurers to rescue his.
Grant quickly agrees and soon the four are off to complete the contract. Links go to the internet movie database laserdisc database buy posters from buy posters from moviegoods buy this soundtrack from. An unusual relationship forms as she becomes his protegee and learns the assassins trade. The professionals soundtrack from 1967, composed by maurice jarre. The professionals is a reasonable movie produced by columbia pictures, with the use of a description of the movie is the professionals is a 1966 american western film directed by richard brooks. Some women turn boys into men and some men back into boys. Watch the professionals starring lee marvin in this western on directv. The professionals 1966 an arrogant texas millionaire hires four adventurers to rescue his kidnapped wife from a notorious mexican bandit. The professionals 1966 four soldiers of fortune are hired by a wealthy rancher to rescue his beautiful young wife who has been kidnapped by a villainous mexican bandit. In fact, this cd, i believe, is an earlyon rerecording by jarre, probably for the initial soundtrack lp release in conjuction with the first run of the film. The professionals 1966 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and. The professionals 1966 movies, tv, celebs, and more. Rico fardan, the reserved, pragmatic, alwaysprepared leader, is shown testing out a new machine gun that you know full.
Buy the professionals movie posters from movie poster shop. The professionals is a 1966 american western film written, produced, and directed by richard brooks and starring burt lancaster, lee marvin, robert ryan, and. The professionals script transcript from the screenplay and. Tcm messageboards post your comments here add your comment share. The professionals are comparable to the american green berets. These movies usually involve a group of menwomen who are very skilled in a certain area who are chosen to take part in a mission to either rescue someone, sabotage something, or pull off a bank heist. Gallery of 16 movie poster and cover images for the professionals 1966.
The professionals photo and poster gallery movie store. The professionals western 1966 burt lancaster, lee. The professionals, british crimeaction television drama series the professional novel, 2009 novel by robert b. It may not have the stylistic bravado or fatalistic doom of the legendary sam peckinpah film.
Theres something to be said for this kind of professionalism. Profesionalci je americki vestern film snimljen 1966. The year 1966 in film involved some significant events. It straddles the worlds of old western and new western.
The professionals, american western film, released in 1966, that was an actionpacked, testosteronedriven adventure featuring an allstar cast. The professionals 1966 cast and crew four soldiers of fortune are hired by a wealthy rancher to rescue his beautiful young wife who has been kidnapped by a villainous mexican bandit. The film is filled with expertly choreographed action sequences, beautiful cinematography, and a lively score that helps keep things well paced. The professionals is a gritty western of epic proportions starring burt lancaster, lee marvin, claudia cardinale, robert ryan, woody strode, jack palance and ralph bellamy. I forget where it was originally put forward, but if all the westerns of the late 60s were vietnam.
The professionals is a 1966 american western starring burt lancaster, lee marvin, claudia cardinale, robert ryan, and woody strode. Professionals, the 1966 movie clip very bad hombres. Released by silva treasury in 1967 std 5002 containing music from the professionals 1966. October 19 gulf and western industries acquire paramount pictures. In mexico on their mission to rescue a kidnapped bride, fardan lee marvin, dolworth burt lancaster, ehrengard robert ryan and sharp woody strode encounter their first trouble, in richard brooks the professionals, 1966. Martin campbell director of goldeneye and casino royale offers a testimonial to one of his favorite movies. Media in category the professionals 1966 film this category contains only the following file. Written for the screen and directed by richard brooks, the columbia pictures release fills the widescreen with an explosion of dramatic excitement photographed in panavision and technicolor by conrad hall. The professionals script transcript from the screenplay. Nov 09, 2014 the professionals 1966 the ruling class 1972 i chose the professionals because of the leads lee marvin and burt lancaster. In the book orourke named a fictional war correspondent max hastings after him. The professionals movie posters from movie poster shop. Van jones, to which the riddler is about to add his own silent masterpiece. Mar 24, 2014 regular readers of this column will know i am endless fascinated by the lifecycle of movies how some films see their reputations wax with the passage of time while other worthier pictures end up largely forgotten.
This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of the professionals. All clues eventually lead back to the priceless silent film collection of mr. Watch the professionals online stream full movie directv. It is so much fun to watch, and is loaded with so much firepower, that it makes for repeated watches. Produced, written and directed by richard brooks original music by maurice jarre cinematography by conrad l. The opening vignettes introduce the four lead characters in their most characteristic arenas.
The professionals 1966 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. There isnt a dull moment in this film, and time after time it brought a smile to my face. Movie of the day the professionals 1966 daily grindhouse. Browse memorable film quotes from the professionals 1966 p1 at classic movie hub cmh. Professionals, the 1966 internet movie firearms database. The professionals, american western film, released in 1966, that was an. The cast listing at the very beginning of the film is unusual in that the billing. The professionals garnered three academy awardr nominations. Batman the riddlers false notion tv episode 1966 imdb. Les professionnels 1966 the professionals casting du. Professionals, the 1966 movie clip my heart was lighter. This 1966 western has the expertise of a cold old whore with practiced hands and no thoughts of love. An arrogant texas millionaire hires four adventurers to rescue his kidnapped wife from a notorious mexican bandit.
The supporting cast includes jack palance and ralph bellamy and the film was written and directed by richard brooks, whose screenplay was based upon the novel a mule for the marquesa by frank orourke. After credits and an elaborate assembling of the squad, wealthy grant ralph bellamy explains the job to fardan lee marvin, ehrengard robert ryan and sharp woody strode, in richard brooks the professionals, 1966. The professionals, a 1980 album by hard rock band the professionals. The professionals 1966 one of the most critically acclaimed and financially successful westerns of the sixties, the professionals 1966 is a perfect example of a big budget hollywood action adventure that delivers the goods while at the same time introducing a much more complex and unpredictable narrative than most films in this genre. The film is based on the novel a mule for the marquesa by frank orourke.
Bodie and doyle need little by way of introduction but if the series had at all escaped you since its debut in 1977, their boss george cowley, head of ci5 couldnt put it more succinctly than his opening gambit anarchy, acts of terror, crimes against the public. The professionals is a 1966 american western written, produced, and directed by richard brooks. It is based on the novel a mule for the marquesa by frank orourke and nominated for three academy awards best director, best. A man for all seasons won six academy awards, including best picture. The professionals is a 1966 american western starring burt lancaster, lee marvin, robert ryan, woody strode, and claudia cardinale. Mr grant hires four hardboiled adventurers, rico fardan, bill dolworth, jake sharp and hans ehrengard, to rescue his wife maria, kidnapped by mexican revolutionary jesus raza and took away behond the border. Orourke dedicated the book to max brand, whom he knew before the war. Reflections on and analysis of the professionals 1966 duration. It has a moral ambiguity and overarching plot which makes me think of the film as a kind of western film noir.
Mathilda, a 12yearold girl, is reluctantly taken in by leon, a professional assassin, after her family is murdered. Finally, the the professionals script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the burt lancaster, jack palance, and lee marvin movie. The movie works just fine on the level of supreme entertainment, but if you read richard slotkinsgunfighter nation, as i did when i was lucky enough to learn from him as an undergraduate, it becomes apparent that the professionals is reflective of the era during which it was made. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. Ensconced firmly in the latter category is 1966s the professionals. The bravados 1958 was the first, and his novel a mule for the marquesa was made into a popular movie named the professionals 1966. Four fortune hunters are hired by rich land baron joe grant played by ralph bellamy to ride into mexico and rescue his young wife, maria claudia. The professionals 1966 one of my favorite subgenres of film is what i call the special skills squad films. Before the wild bunch, there was the professionals, richard brookss marvelous ode to friendship, loyalty, and disillusionment. Dec 01, 2015 the professionals is a politicallycharged whitemeninmexico western that starts out bombastic and boistrous and manages to maintain that confident stance throughout its runtime. If you have never seen this film and i am sure i am one of the last who hasnt. Were not always in the mood for love or for art, and this movie makes no. The professionals 1966 john wayne message board jwmb. The professionals is a 1966 american western film written, produced, and directed by richard brooks and starring burt lancaster, lee marvin, robert ryan, and claudia cardinale, with jack palance, ralph bellamy, and woody strode in supporting roles.
The setup of rough guys getting hired to free a kidnapped woman seems somewhat generic for western films of that era, but the movie takes a few unexpected turns on the way. Excellent performances from an allstar cast, maurice jarres haunting musical score and surprising plot twists make the professionals 1966 a true classic. I regard this as quite a good score from a great composer, but, i dont think of it as necessarily the definitive release even though its billed the original soundtrack. Feb 25, 2017 original theatrical trailer for the movie the professionals from 1966 starring burt lancaster, lee marvin and robert ryan. Sep 21, 2017 the professionals is a film made by professionals and that fact is evident on every frame. In all, 57 episodes were produced, filmed between 1977 and 1981.
The professional 2, a 2000 dj clue album the professional 1988 song, a song by dj clue from his 1998 album the professional the professional 2000 song, a song by sleaterkinney from their 2000 album all hands on the bad one. Les professionnels 1966 the professionals casting du film realise par richard brooks. Watch the professionals western 1966 burt lancaster, lee marvin. Sep 20, 20 top 5 weird ww2 german prototypes that actually flew duration. Four soldiers of fortune are hired by a wealthy rancher to rescue his beautiful young wife who has been kidnapped by a villainous mexican bandit. The professionals 1966 garnered three academy awardr nominations. In fact, the professionals can be placed up on the mantle with the greatest westerns of all time. I also wanted to see burt lancaster as somebody other than evangelist elmer gantry. Also original and reprint movie posters, canvas and art prints. When i first saw the professionals i was sixteen years old and the gradual but sadly not complete deterioration of the buttons on claudia cardinales shirt remains to this day as an indelible reminder that sexy does not always have to be graphic. The professionals film music get ready for maurice jarre s original soundtrack. The professionals 1966 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
The professionals is an adventure film and western filmed in the style of the magnificent seven and a model itself for the wild bunch which followed. Naslovni protagonisti su cetvorica ljudi bivsi vojni oficir i strucnjak za moderno oruzje, strucnjak za eksplozive ciji lik tumaci burt lancaster, krotitelj konja ciji lik tumaci robert ryan i vrhunski skaut cjiji lik tumaci woody strode koje godine 1917. Burt lancaster and claudia cardinale in the professionals 1966 claudia cardinale and. Thats right, the french guy who is the father of jeanmichel jarre, and the one who won an oscar for the lawrence of arabia soundtrack, the doctor zhivago soundtrack, and many more awards. According to disneyland vice president tony baxter, in 1954, harper goeff, the designer of the jungle cruise at disneyland, hired woody to make a mold of his great muscularity for the african natives in that ride. The professionals is a 1966 american western film directed by richard brooks. The four professionals are middleaged and two of them took part in the mexican revolution. The professionals western 1966 burt lancaster, lee marvin. Also discussed is the favorable critical reaction the film received upon its release in 1966. The professionals 1966 pg 1h 57min action, adventure, western december 1966 france an arrogant texas millionaire hires four adventurers to rescue his kidnapped wife from a notorious mexican bandit. The professionals is a british crimeaction television drama series produced by avengers mark1 productions for london weekend television lwt that aired on the itv network from 1977 to 1983. The professionals garnered three academy award nominations.
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