The Professionals | |
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![]() original film poster by Howard Terpning | |
Directed by | Richard Brooks |
Written by | Richard Brooks |
Based on | A Mule for the Marquesa 1964 novel by Frank O'Rourke |
Produced by | Richard Brooks |
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Cinematography | Conrad L. Hall |
Edited by | Peter Zinner |
Music by | Maurice Jarre |
Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | Pax Enterprises |
Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 117 minutes |
Country | United States |
Languages | English, Spanish |
Box office | $19.5 million[1] |
The Professionals is a 1966 American Western film written, produced, and directed by Richard Brooks and starring Burt Lancaster, Lee Marvin, Robert Ryan, Woody Strode, with Jack Palance, Claudia Cardinale and Ralph Bellamy in supporting roles. The script was adapted from the 1964 novel A Mule for the Marquesa by Frank O'Rourke.
The film received three Oscar nominations and an enthusiastic critical reception.