The Professionals
Taut excitement throughout.
-- Leonard Maltin
The Professionals
Part of our Anniversary Classics series. For details, visit: laemmle.com/ac.
THE PROFESSIONALS – 50th Anniversary
The film was nominated for three Academy Awards in 1966, including Best Director and Best Screenplay for Hollywood veteran (and past Oscar winner) Richard Brooks. This irreverent Western boasts plenty of sardonic humor and turns many of the values of the genre upside down, but it does not skimp on production values or striking cinematography (by Oscar winner Conrad Hall). The four “professionals” of the title, hired by an arrogant Texas millionaire who to rescue his kidnapped wife from a notorious Mexican bandit, are played by Burt Lancaster, Lee Marvin, Robert Ryan, and Woody Strode. The outstanding supporting cast is headed by Jack Palance, Claudia Cardinale, and Ralph Bellamy. Be sure to stay to savor the movie’s last line, drolly delivered by Lee Marvin, one of the great kickers in Western film history. Screens Saturday, August 13, at 7:15
PM.
The film was nominated for three Academy Awards in 1966, including Best Director and Best Screenplay for Hollywood veteran (and past Oscar winner) Richard Brooks. This irreverent Western boasts plenty of sardonic humor and turns many of the values of the genre upside down, but it does not skimp on production values or striking cinematography (by Oscar winner Conrad Hall). The four “professionals” of the title, hired by an arrogant Texas millionaire who to rescue his kidnapped wife from a notorious Mexican bandit, are played by Burt Lancaster, Lee Marvin, Robert Ryan, and Woody Strode. The outstanding supporting cast is headed by Jack Palance, Claudia Cardinale, and Ralph Bellamy. Be sure to stay to savor the movie’s last line, drolly delivered by Lee Marvin, one of the great kickers in Western film history. Screens Saturday, August 13, at 7:15
PM.
Genre
Action/Adventure,
Western
Runtime
117
Language
English
Director
Richard Brooks
Cast
Robert Ryan,
Jack Palance,
Ralph Bellamy
Awards:
Nominee, Best Cinematography, Academy Awards
Nominee, Best Adapted Screenplay, Academy Awards
Nominee, Best Director, Academy Awards
MOREPlayed at
Fine Arts Theatre 8.13.16 - 8.13.16
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