The Professionals [Les Professionnels]

Richard Brooks (director, screenwriter)
Frank O'Rourke (novel)
Burt Lancaster, Lee Marvin, Jack Palance, Robert Ryan, Woody Strode, Claudia Cardinale (starring)

Culver City, CA: Columbia Pictures, 1966. Collection of 16 vintage oversize French color photographs from the 1966 film.

Based on the 1964 novel "A Mule for the Marquesa" by Frank O'Rourke, about four men hired to by a wealthy Texan to rescue his wife from a Mexican revolutionary, only to discover the job in not exactly what it seems. A sometimes overlooked and underrated entry into the Western canon, despite being nominated for three Academy Awards, including Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay.

Set in Mexico and Texas, shot on location in Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, and California.

9.5 x 11.5 inches. Near Fine.


[Book #148170]