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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 headIine the top-notch, rip-roaring Western action/adventure, The Professionals. Four soldiers of fortune are hired by a weaIthy 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 explosives master , horse handIer and one skilIed in tactics and weaponry - make their way across the treacherous landscape to retrieve the beautiful kidnappee, but discover all is not what it seems in the explosive climax. ExceIlent performances from an all-star cast, Maurice Jarre's haunting musicaI 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 fiImmakers received the same nominations the foIlowing year for the true crime cIassic, ln CoId BIood. |
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