THE PROFESSIONALS (1966)
RICHARD BROOKS
Plot
Four soldiers of fortune are hired by a wealthy Texan oil baron to rescue his kidnapped wife (Cardinale), who's been spirited across the Mexican border by a band of mercenaries led by Jesus Raza (Palance). The four rugged professionals, each regarded as a specialist in his selected field - an expert marksman and tracker (Strode), the explosives master (Lancaster), horse handler (Ryan) and one skilled in tactics and weaponry (Marvin) - make their way across the treacherous landscape to retrieve the Texans' woman, but things are to prove less straight forward than the men had been led to believe. The Professionals is a gritty action adventure with an iconic cast.