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One Sheet movie poster for the 1966 Western film The Professionals. The film stars an ensemble cast including Burt Lancaster, Lee Marvin, Robert Ryan, Jack Palance, Ralph Bellamy, and Claudia Cardinale.
Key Information
Synopsis: Set in 1917 during the Mexican Revolution, a wealthy American oil baron named Joe Grant hires four expert mercenaries (the "professionals") to cross the border and rescue his young wife, Maria, from the control of a notorious bandit and former revolutionary, Jesus Raza. The mission becomes complicated when the team discovers that Maria may not be a kidnapped victim held against her will.
Directed by: Richard Brooks, who also wrote the screenplay based on the 1964 novel A Mule for the Marquesa by Frank O'Rourke.
Cast of "Professionals":
Henry "Rico" Fardan (Lee Marvin): The leader, a weapons and tactics expert.
Bill Dolworth (Burt Lancaster): An explosives expert.
Hans Ehrengard (Robert Ryan): A horse handler/wrangler.
Jake Sharp (Woody Strode): A tracker and expert with a bow and arrow.
Accolades: The film received three Academy Award nominations: Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay for Richard Brooks, and Best Cinematography for Conrad L. Hall. The artist for the original U.S. release movie poster for the film
The Professionals (1966) was Howard Terpning.
Terpning was an American painter known for his award-winning illustrations, particularly of Western themes, which made him a suitable artist for this Western-genre film poster. The Italian poster for the film, however, was painted by a different artist named Giorgio Olivetti, while the Belgian poster was designed by Ray (Raymond Elseviers). |
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