The Professionals

Studies the action of a pro football quarterback, showing how plays are made and executed. Features Johnny Unitas of the Baltimore Colts working with the Los Angeles Rams. Shows him demonstrating proper ball handling and the strategy and techniques of passing.

During the Mexican Revolution, J.W. Grant hires four men to rescue his kidnapped wife, Maria, from Jesus Raza, a former revolutionary leader-turned-bandit. The team tracks the bandits to their hideout and retake it from the bandits. After a shootout, they retreat into the mountains, pursued by Raza and his men. The professionals evade capture by using explosives to bring down walls of a gully, thus blocking the bandits' path and delaying their pursuit.

Credits

Cast
Burt Lancaster, Lee Marvin, Robert Ryan, Woody Strode, Jack Palance, Claudia Cardinale, Ralph Bellamy
Complete catalog record
Studies the action of a pro football quarterback, showing how plays are made and executed. Features Johnny Unitas of the Baltimore Colts working with the Los Angeles Rams. Shows him demonstrating proper ball handling and the strategy and techniques of passing. , The Professionals. Pax Enterprises. Released By Columbia Pictures Corp. 117 Min., Sd., Color, 35 Mm. Panavision. Based On The Novel A Mule For The Marquesa, By Frank O'rourke. © Pax Enterprises, Inc.; 1nov66; Lp35771. NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.

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  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, format, color, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record
  2. Wikidata · Q1218318 ↗ — length, country