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The professionals [videorecording] / a Pax Enterprises production ; Columbia Pictures presents ; written for the screen and directed by Richard Brooks ; based on a novel by Frank O'Rourke.

Brooks, Richard, 1912-1992 (film director,, screenwriter.). Lancaster, Burt, 1913-1994 (actor.). Marvin, Lee, (actor.). Ryan, Robert, 1909-1973 (actor.). Strode, Woody, (actor.). Palance, Jack, 1919-2006 (actor.). Cardinale, Claudia, 1939- (actor.). Bellamy, Ralph, 1904-1991 (actor.). De Santis, Joe, 1909-1989 (actor.). Bertrand, Rafael, (actor.). Hall, Conrad, (cinematographer.). Zinner, Peter, (editor of moving image work.). Jarre, Maurice, (composer.). O'Rourke, Frank, 1916- Mule for the marquesa. (Added Author). Columbia Pictures. (Added Author). Columbia TriStar Home Video (Firm) (Added Author). Pax Enterprises. (Added Author). Burt Lancaster, Lee Marvin, Robert Ryan, Woody Strode, Jack Palance, Claudia Cardinale, Ralph Bellamy, Joe de Santis, Rafael Bertrand. (Cast).

Summary:

Soldier of fortune Burt Lancaster leads a rugged team of mercenaries to rescue a beautiful woman who has been kidnapped by Mexican revolutionary Captain Rasa (Jack Palance).

Record details

  • ISBN: 1404968431
  • ISBN: 9781404968431
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 117 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: Culver City, California : Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, [2005]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Based on a novel: A mule for the Marquesa / by Frank O'Rourke.
Originally issued as a motion picture in 1966.
Remastered in high definition.
Three exclusive new featurettes include: The Professionals--a classic; Burt Lancaster: a portrait; Memories from The Professionals.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, Conrad Hall; film editor, Peter Zinner; music composed and conducted by Maurice Jarre.
Participant or Performer Note:
Burt Lancaster, Lee Marvin, Robert Ryan, Woody Strode, Jack Palance, Claudia Cardinale, Ralph Bellamy, Joe de Santis, Rafael Bertrand.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: PG-13; for violence and nudity.
System Details Note:
DVD, Wide screen 2.35:1, Dolby digital.
Language Note:
In English with optional subtitles in English and French; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired.

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Kidnapping > Texas > Drama.
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Genre:
Western films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

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