Exciting explosive sequences, good overall pacing and acting overcome a sometimes thin script.
The Professionals
Rough, tough and ready.
1966 · 1h 57m · PG-13
Action, Adventure, Western
Directed by
Richard Brooks
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The Professionals
Overview
An arrogant Texas millionaire hires four adventurers to rescue his kidnapped wife from a notorious Mexican bandit.
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Underrated all-star western.
It was comprehensively eclipsed by Peckinpah's ostensibly similar The Wild Bunch.
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