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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: Blu-ray
Brand: Sony
EAN: 0043396162150
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Subtitled, Widescreen
Label: Sony Pictures
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Region Code: 1
Release Date: June 10, 2008
Running Time: 117 minutes
Sales Rank: 18217
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: November 02, 1966
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
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 BestAdapted 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.System Requirements:Running Time: 117 MinutesFormat: BLU-RAY DISC Genre: WESTERN/CLASSICS Rating: PG UPC: 043396162150 Manufacturer No: 16215
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Before The Wild Bunch, there was The Professionals, Richard Brooks's marvelous ode to friendship, loyalty, and disillusionment. It may not have the stylistic bravado or fatalistic doom of the legendary Sam Peckinpah film, but Brooks's storytelling is simple and steady and just as insightful. The difference is Brooks is a lot more optimistic. Lee Marvin and Burt Lancaster are buddies who have drifted into oblivion after fighting together in the Mexican Revolution. Marvin, the principled loyalist and munitions expert, lost his wife and his heart. Lancaster, the dynamite expert and unprincipled adventurer, keeps losing his pants. They team up with wrangler Robert Ryan and archer Woody Strode to rescue the beguiling Claudia Cardinale, who has been kidnapped by their old revolutionary buddie Jack Palance. So it's back into bloody Mexico they go on a 'mission of mercy' for railroad tycoon Ralph Bellamy, who's paying handsomely for the return of his wife.
But nothing is what it seems in this exciting, existential adventure, which was beautifully shot by Conrad Hall. Sarcastic quips, philosophical musings, and heart-rending reversals underlie Brooks's humanistic sentiments. These are tired, world-weary men who somehow find the strength and the will to pull together for the sake of love and commitment. Through it all, Brooks seems to be lamenting a decline in professionalism much deeper than his story. He's decrying Hollywood and the society at large, anticipating Peckinpah's later strategy. --Bill Desowitz
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - A classic Western beautifully presented on Blu-ray!
I bought this after reading about it on the net, having never seen the movie. This is a man movie, make no mistake. Burt Lancaster. Lee Marvin. Jack Palance. What more needs to be said? The characters are cool, the action is well scripted, the dialog near-perfect, and the cinematography is beautiful. The sound is surprisingly good for a 40+ year old flick. Sony did this Blu-ray right...no nasty DNR to smear away details and remove grain here...you will believe you are watching film. I didn't ... Read More
Rating:  - The Professionals
Dear Amazon:
The classic western "The Professionals" in Blu-Ray was so clear and great sound quality for an old classic. The vivid colors and effects were so nice to see in this classic. Please continue your restoration process in making the classics available in the Blu-Ray mode.
The actors, the plot and the special touch of the classic western movie makes this movie a collector's dream.
Sincerely,
Mario C.
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Rating: - A classic film and a great Western
The Professionals not only has a great cast, but each actor gives one of their best career performances. Combined these performances with an exceptional script and a talented director (Richard Brooks) and you have a classic.
Some compare The Professionals (1966) to The Magnificent Seven (1960) and The Wild Bunch (1969) and find it lacking when stacked against these other two classics. All three stories are about mercenaries on a mission inside Mexico and each portrays comradeship, disillusionment, ... Read More
Rating:  - Leading actors great even behind scenes
Have fond memories of most of
leading actors in THE PROFESSIONALS
since they stayed in our hotel
near shooting site. Robert Ryan,
now deceased, was our absolute
and personably favorite star.
Marvin, of course, was true to life.
This is a classic movie on my list.
Rating: - Brooks' Professionals
This action packed western set in the early 1900's boasts a star cast of he-men only rivaled by "The Dirty Dozen"(which Marvin was also in) and "The Wild Bunch" (Robert Ryan). Along with Ryan and Marvin for the ride is Woody Strode, Burt Lancaster, Ralph Bellamy and Jack Palance as the former buddy of Lancaster & Marvin, now a wanted bandido. Also the luscious Claudia Cardinale is the crew's bounty and she still looks great in her '60s or early 70's (she's featured in interview section on Special Features). ... Read More
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