The Professionals
1966 film by Richard Brooks
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Summary
The Professionals is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,382 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: Richard Brooks[3]
- Screenwriter: Richard Brooks[4], Frank O'Rourke[5]
- Composer: Maurice Jarre[6]
- Genre: Western film[7]
- Based on: A Mule for the Marquesa[8]
- Cast member: Burt Lancaster[9], Lee Marvin[10], Claudia Cardinale[11], Robert Ryan[12], Woody Strode[13], Jack Palance[14], Ralph Bellamy[15], Vaughn Taylor[16], Leigh Chapman[17], Joe De Santis[18], Jorge Martínez de Hoyos[19]
- Producer: Richard Brooks[20]
- Director of photography: Conrad Hall[21]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[22]
- Commons category: The Professionals (1966 film)[23]
- Distribution format: video on demand[24]
- Review score: 7.4/10[25], 90%[26]
- Color: color[27]
- Country of origin: United States[28]
- Publication date: November 2, 1966[29]
- Distributed by: Columbia Pictures[30], Netflix[31]
- Narrative location: Mexico[32]
- Filming location: California[33]
- Main subject: Mexican Revolution[34]
- Film editor: Peter Zinner[35]
- Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Director[36], Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color[37], Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay[38]
- Title: The Professionals[39]
- After a work by: Frank O'Rourke[40]
- FSK film rating: FSK 16[41]
- Duration: 117 minutes[42]
Why It Matters
The Professionals has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]