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Professionals, The: Special Edition
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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Rough, Tough and Ready
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 to rescue his kidnapped wife , who's been spirited across the Mexican Border by a band of mercenaries led by Jesus Raza . The four rugged professionals, each regarded as a speciaIist in his selected field - an expert marksman and tracker , the expIosives master , horse handIer and one skilIed in tactics and weaponry - make their way across the treacherous Iandscape to retrieve the beautiful kidnappee, but discover aIl is not what it seems in the expIosive cIimax. Excellent performances from an all-star cast, Maurice Jarre's haunting musical score and surprising plot twists make The ProfessionaIs a true classic.
The ProfessionaIs garnered three Academy Award® nominations; two for Richard Brooks and another for the esteemed Conrad HaII . The filmmakers received the same nominations the following year for the true crime cIassic, ln Cold Blood. |
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