An arrogant Texas millionaire hires four adventurers to rescue his kidnapped wife from a notorious Mexican bandit.An arrogant Texas millionaire hires four adventurers to rescue his kidnapped wife from a notorious Mexican bandit.An arrogant Texas millionaire hires four adventurers to rescue his kidnapped wife from a notorious Mexican bandit.
- Nominated for 3 Oscars
- 3 wins & 9 nominations total
José Chávez
- Revolutionary
- (as Jose Chavez)
Elizabeth Campbell
- Mexican Girl
- (uncredited)
Don Carlos
- Bandit
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaDuring the filming of the scene where Maria attempts to escape through a canyon wired with dynamite, Claudia Cardinale's stunt double was badly injured during the explosion. Cardinale, who had never ridden a horse before, performed the stunt herself for the final cut, and escaped uninjured.
- GoofsAt the end of the scene when the gang are sitting on a ridge talking about battles and promises, Fardan exits the shot. Dolworth puts his cigar in his mouth and puts the binoculars to his eyes backwards, ocular lenses out.
- Quotes
[last lines]
J.W. Grant: You bastard.
Rico: Yes, Sir. In my case an accident of birth. But you, Sir, you're a self-made man.
- SoundtracksProposition For The Professionals - Main Title
Written and Performed by Orchestra Maurice Jarre
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By 1966, westerns were changing. The rise of the spaghetti western had introduced a grittier image of the old west than people had seen in John Wayne's movies. "The Professionals" still has traces of the old-style westerns - namely in the casting of Jack Palance as a Mexican - but leans more towards the new direction that the genre was taking. It was especially surprising to see a Hollywood western wherein two of the white protagonists fought under Pancho Villa's command, since the US was used to seeing Villa not as a principled revolutionary but rather as a wild bandit.
Richard Brooks's movie is not a masterpiece to the degree of "Once Upon a Time in the West", "Little Big Man" or "McCabe and Mrs. Miller" (which showed how the conglomerates in the old west had no qualms about crushing anyone who stood up to them), but it's certainly an impressive piece of work: the acting, direction, cinematography, editing and score all added up to some fun. And besides, how can you not admire the sight of Claudia Cardinale?
Richard Brooks's movie is not a masterpiece to the degree of "Once Upon a Time in the West", "Little Big Man" or "McCabe and Mrs. Miller" (which showed how the conglomerates in the old west had no qualms about crushing anyone who stood up to them), but it's certainly an impressive piece of work: the acting, direction, cinematography, editing and score all added up to some fun. And besides, how can you not admire the sight of Claudia Cardinale?
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