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1900   1976     2 and a half stars    R, 320 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
aka: Novecento
Nineteen Hundred

Director: Bernardo Bertolucci  
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Robert De Niro, Gerard Depardieu, Dominique Sanda, Donald Sutherland, Sterling Hayden, Stefania Sandrelli, Romolo Valli, Laura Betti, Alida Valli, Franchesca Bertini, Werner Bruhns, Stefania Casini, Anna Henkel, Ellen Schwiers

  The lives of two young men, Alfredo Berlinghieri and Olmo Dalco (Robert De Niro and Gerard Depardieu)–both born in 1900–and the stories of their descendants are depicted as they live through the competing forces of socialism, fascism, and capitalism in Italy during the 20th century.



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Burt Lancaster Alfredo's Grandfather
Robert De Niro Alfredo Berlinghieri
Gerard Depardieu Olmo Dalco
Dominique Sanda Ada Fiastri Paulhan
Donald Sutherland Attila Mellanchini
Sterling Hayden Leo Dalco
Stefania Sandrelli Anita Foschi
Romolo Valli Giovanni
Laura Betti Regina
Alida Valli Signora Pioppi
Franchesca Bertini Sister Desolata
Werner Bruhns Ottavio Berlinghieri
Stefania Casini Neve
Anna Henkel Anita
Ellen Schwiers Amelia
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Airport   1970     3 stars    G, 137 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: George Seaton, Henry Hathaway  
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Dean Martin, Jean Seberg, Helen Hayes, Jacqueline Bisset, George Kennedy, Van Heflin, Maureen Stapleton, Lloyd Nolan, Dana Wynter, Barry Nelson, Barbara Hale, Gary Collins, Jessie Royce Landis, Whit Bissell

  Of the five "Airport" films, this first one is the only one worth your time. Based on Arthur Haley's novel by the same name it is filled with suspense as a plane is stuck on the needed runway during a VERY snowy night. Helen Hayes won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar; nominations included Best Picture and Supporting Actress (Maureen Stapleton).



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Burt Lancaster Mel Bakersfeld
Dean Martin Capt. Vernon Demerest
Jean Seberg Tanya Livingston
Helen Hayes Ada Quonsett
Jacqueline Bisset Gwen Meighen
George Kennedy Joe Patroni
Van Heflin D.O. Guerrero
Maureen Stapleton Inez Guerrero
Lloyd Nolan Harry Standish
Dana Wynter Cindy Bakersfield
Barry Nelson Capt. Anson Harris
Barbara Hale Sarah Demerest
Gary Collins Cy Jordan
Jessie Royce Landis Mrs. Harriet Mossman
Whit Bissell Mr. Davidson

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All My Sons   1948     3 stars    N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Irving Reis  
Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Burt Lancaster, Mady Christians, Louisa Horton, Howard Duff, Arlene Francis, Harry Morgan, Elisabeth Fraser, Frank Conroy, Lloyd Gough

  This is the screen adaptation of Arthur Miller's powerful play about greed inherent in capitalism. After their son dies in a World War II incident, the family realizes that the father is indirectly responsible because he knew that military equipment was faulty but sold it for the sole interest of profit.

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Apache   1954     2 stars    N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Robert Aldrich  
Cast: Burt Lancaster, John McIntire, Jean Peters, Charles Bronson, Monte Blue, John Dehner, Paul Guilfoyle, Walter Sande, Morris Ankrum, Ian MacDonald

  The United States government was relentless in its "Manifest Destiny" of owning territory. Massai (Burt Lancaster) was an Apache warrior who learned to adapt to the white man's ways for his own survival.


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Atlantic City   1980     3 stars    R, 104 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Louis Malle  
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Susan Sarandon, Kate Reid, Michel Piccoli, Hollis McLaren, Robert Joy, Al Waxman, Robert Goulet, Wallace Shawn, Angus MacInnes, Moses Znaimer, Sean Sullivan, Harvey Atkin, Norma Dell'Agnese, Louis Del Grande

  Struggling, Atlantic City casino worker Sally (Susan Sarandon) becomes a partner with aging gangster Lou (Burt Lancaster) in a plot to make some easy money through the selling of drugs. Big problems arise when her estranged husband (Robert Joy) is killed, and the Mafia targets Sally. Lou steps in and saves Sally and, at the same time, proves to himself that he still has gangster skills. The film was nominated for several Oscars including Best Picture, Actor (Lancaster), Actress (Sarandon), and Director.



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Burt Lancaster Lou Pascal
Susan Sarandon Sally Matthews
Kate Reid Grace Pinza
Michel Piccoli Joseph
Hollis McLaren Chrissie
Robert Joy Dave Matthews
Al Waxman Alfie
Robert Goulet Singer in Hospital
Wallace Shawn Waiter
Angus MacInnes Vinnie
Moses Znaimer Felix
Sean Sullivan Buddy
Harvey Atkin Bus Driver
Norma Dell'Agnese Jeanne
Louis Del Grande Mr. Shapiro

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Birdman of Alcatraz   1962     3 and a half stars    N/R, 143 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Frankenheimer  
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Karl Malden, Thelma Ritter, Edmond O'Brien, Telly Savalas, Betty Field, Neville Brand, Hugh Marlowe, Graham Denton, James Westerfield, Whit Bissell, Raymond Greenleaf, Lewis Charles, Robert Burton

  This story is based on the life of Robert Stroud (Burt Lancaster) who becomes obsessed with birds during his 53 years of imprisonment on Alcatraz. After rescuing a sparrow that flies into his cell, Stroud, despite his third-grade education, becomes a world-renowned ornithologist and gains a new purpose in life while serving his life sentence. Telly Savalas plays the talkative prisoner in the next cell, and Thelma Ritter takes on the role of Stroud's controlling mother. Excellent performances by Lancaster, Savalas, and Ritter earned Academy Award nominations.


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Brute Force   1947     3 stars    N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jules Dassin  
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Charles Bickford, Hume Cronyn, Art Smith, Howard Duff, Yvonne De Carlo, Ann Blyth, Ella Raines, Jeff Corey, Jay C. Flippen

  Joe Collins (Burt Lancaster) is locked up in a prison where the warden (Hume Cronyn) employs inhumane treatment to keep inmates under control. Reaching the breaking point, Collins plots his escape.


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Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History...   1976     2 and a half stars    PG, 120 min.
Genre: Western / Comedy
Director: Robert Altman  
Cast: Paul Newman, Kevin McCarthy, Joel Grey, Burt Lancaster, Geraldine Chaplin, Harvey Keitel, Frank Kaquitts, Will Sampson, Allan F. Nicholls, John Considine, Robert DoQui, Mike E. Kaplan, Bert Remsen, Bonnie Leaders, Denver Pyle

  Buffalo Bill Cody (Paul Newman) uses the legends of his life as the basis of his Wild West show. Chief Sitting Bull (Frank Kaquitts) agrees to be part of the show, but problems arise when Sitting Bull wants authenticity, and Buffalo Bill's lies about the past begin to catch up with him. This film points out the fraudulence of Buffalo Bill's accounts. However, the film is interesting as it shows how egotistic personalities write their own versions of history.



Cast
Paul Newman The Star--Buffalo Bill Cody
Kevin McCarthy The Publicist--Maj. John Burke
Joel Grey Producer Nate Salisbury
Burt Lancaster Ned, the Legend Maker
Geraldine Chaplin The Sure Shot--Annie Oakley
Harvey Keitel The Relative, Ed Goodman
Frank Kaquitts Sitting Bull--the Indian
Will Sampson Interpreter William Halsey
Allan F. Nicholls Journalist
John Considine Shure Shot's Manager
Robert DoQui The Wrangler
Mike E. Kaplan The Treasurer
Bert Remsen Bartender Crutch
Bonnie Leaders The Mezzo-Contalto
Denver Pyle Indian Agent McLaughlin
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The Cassandra Crossing   1977     3 stars    R, 126 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller
Director: George P. Cosmatos  
Cast: Sophia Loren, Ava Gardner, Richard Harris, Burt Lancaster, Martin Sheen, Ingrid Thulin, Lee Strasberg, John Phillip Law, O.J. Simpson, Lionel Stander

  Set amidst the beautiful scenery of Italy and France, this disaster film is about a deadly virus that has created an epidemic among the train passengers. Conflicts occur between Dr. Chamberlain (Richard Harris) who tries to save his patients, and MacKenzie (Burt Lancaster) who wants to wreck the train to stop the virus' spread.


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Castle Keep   1969     1 and a half stars    R, 119 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Sydney Pollack  
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Patrick O'Neal, Peter Falk, Tony Bill, Bruce Dern, Scott Wilson, Al Freeman Jr., Michael Conrad

  During World War II, both German and American soldiers vie for a 10th-century castle in the Ardennes forest.


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Cattle Annie and Little Britches   1981     3 stars  User Rating      PG, 95 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Lamont Johnson  
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Amanda Plummer, Diane Lane, Rod Steiger, John Savage, Scott Glenn, Redmond Gleason, William Russ, John Quade, Perry Lang

  Annie (Amanda Plummer) and Jenny (Diane Lane) head west in search of adventure and persuade Bill Doolin (Burt Lancaster) and surviving members of the Doolin-Dalton gang to let them in on a bank robbery.

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A Child Is Waiting   1963     3 stars    N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Cassavetes  
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Judy Garland, Gena Rowlands, Steven Hill, Bruce Ritchey, Paul Stewart, Lawrence Tierney, Elizabeth Wilson, Barbara Pepper, John Morley

  Reuben Widdicombe (Bruce Ritchey) is a mentally retarded boy who affects–and is affected by–his psychologist, Doctor Matthew Clark (Burt Lancaster) and a music teacher, Jean Hansen (Judy Garland).

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Come Back, Little Sheba   1952     3 and a half stars    N/R, 99 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Daniel Mann  
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Shirley Booth, Terry Moore, Richard Jaeckel, Philip Ober, Lisa Golm, Walter Kelley, Edwin Max, William Haade, Virginia Mullen

  Slovenly housewife Lola (Shirley Booth) copes with alcoholic husband Doc's (Burt Lancaster) crisis involving their boarder (Terry Moore). Shirley Booth won a Best Actress Oscar for her fine performance, and Terry Moore was nominated for Best Supporting Actress.


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Conversation Piece   1974     1 and a half stars    N/R, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Luchino Visconti  
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Silvana Mangano, Helmut Berger, Claudia Marsoni, Claudia Cardinale, Stefano Patrizi, Elvira Cortese, Romolo Valli, Dominique Sanda, Guy Trejan

  A down-and-out professor (Burt Lancaster) finds a renewed interest in life when a couple with a teenage daughter moves into the upstairs apartment. There is also an Italian-language version.

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The Crimson Pirate   1952     3 and a half stars    N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Comedy
Director: Robert Siodmak  
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Eva Bartok, Nick Cravat, Leslie Bradley, Christopher Lee, Frederick Leister, Torin Thatcher, James Hayter, Margot Grahame, Frank Pettingell, Noel Purcell, Eliot Makeham, Dana Wynter, Ewan Roberts

  This film has developed a cult following for its thrills and laughter as it verges on satire of the action genre. The Crimson Pirate, Captain Vallo (Burt Lancaster) does it all; he intercepts a cargo ship, swings his sword, and wins the fair lady Consuelo (Eva Bartok).



Cast
Burt Lancaster Capt Vallo, "Crimson Pirate"
Eva Bartok Consuelo
Nick Cravat Ojo
Leslie Bradley Baron Jose Gruda
Christopher Lee Joseph
Frederick Leister Sebastian
Torin Thatcher Humble Bellows
James Hayter Professor Prudence
Margot Grahame Bianca
Frank Pettingell Colonel
Noel Purcell Pablo Murphy
Eliot Makeham Governor
Dana Wynter La Signorita
Ewan Roberts Claw Paw

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Criss Cross   1949     3 stars    N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Robert Siodmak  
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Yvonne De Carlo, Dan Duryea, Stephen McNally, Tony Curtis, Richard Long, Alan Napier, Percy Helton, Griff Barnett, Vito Scotti

  Armored-car driver Steve (Burt Lancaster) is coerced by his ex-wife, Anna (Yvonne De Carlo), to enter into a plot to rob the armored car he drives. Tony Curtis makes his film debut.


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Desert Fury   1947     2 and a half stars    N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Lewis Allen  
Cast: John Hodiak, Burt Lancaster, Lizabeth Scott, Wendell Corey, Mary Astor, Kristine Miller, William Harrigan, James Flavin, Milton Kibbee, Ray Teal

  Fritzie Haller (Mary Astor) is a gambling house madam who wants a better life for her daughter, Paula (Lizabeth Scott). Problems skyrocket when Paula meets gambler Eddie Bendix (John Hodiak).

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The Devil's Disciple   1959     3 stars    N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Guy Hamilton  
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Janette Scott, Eva Le Gallienne, Harry Andrews, Basil Sydney, George Rose, Mervyn Johns, Neil McCallum

  In this screen adaptation of the George Bernard Shaw play, Anthony Anderson (Burt Lancaster) is a minister during America's Revolutionary War who led colonists in an attempt to fool the British.

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Elmer Gantry   1960     3 stars    N/R, 146 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard Brooks  
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Jean Simmons, Arthur Kennedy, Shirley Jones, Dean Jagger, Patti Page, Edward Andrews, John McIntire, Hugh Marlowe, Joe Maross, Philip Ober, Barry Kelley

  Like some present-day evangelists, Elmer Gantry's personal life is not what he preaches. Also like today, his affairs lead to tragic ends. Jean Simmons is excellent as Sister Sharon. Burt Lancaster took Best Actor honors at the Academy Awards and Shirley Jones walked away with an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. An Oscar was also presented for Best Writing, and the film was nominated for Best Picture and Music.


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Executive Action   1973     1 and a half stars    PG, 91 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: David Miller  
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Robert Ryan, Will Geer, Gilbert Green, John Anderson, Ed Lauter, Sidney Clute, Lloyd Gough, Dick Miller, Walter Brooke

  Based on Mark Lane's book "Rush to Judgment," this film utilizes fiction and documentary style to look at reasons behind President John F. Kennedy's assassination. The story revolves around a group of military-industrial leaders (Burt Lancaster, Robert Ryan, and Will Geer) who conspire to set up the assassination and put the blame on Lee Harvey Oswald.

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Field of Dreams   1989     4 stars    PG, 106 min.
Genre: Family / Drama / Fantasy
Director: Phil Alden Robinson  
Cast: Kevin Costner, Amy Madigan, James Earl Jones, Burt Lancaster, Ray Liotta, Timothy Busfield, Gaby Hoffmann, Frank Whaley, Art LaFleur, Dwier Brown, James Andelin, Mary Anne Kean, Michael Milhoan, Steve Eastin

  Ray Kinsella (Kevin Costner) hears a mysterious voice telling him, "If you build it, he will come." He heeds the voice and turns his Iowa cornfield into a beautiful baseball diamond. Although his neighbors do not understand his actions, Kinsella continues to listen to the voice and finds a second chance to correct a past mistake. Great, especially if you like baseball.



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Kevin Costner Ray Kinsella
Amy Madigan Annie Kinsella
James Earl Jones Terence Mann
Burt Lancaster Dr. "Moonlight" Graham
Ray Liotta Shoeless Joe Jackson
Timothy Busfield Mark
Gaby Hoffmann Karin Kinsella
Frank Whaley Archie Graham
Art LaFleur Chick Gandil
Dwier Brown John Kinsella
James Andelin Feed Store Farmer
Mary Anne Kean Feed Store Lady
Michael Milhoan Buck Weaver
Steve Eastin Eddie Cicotte

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The Flame and the Arrow   1950     3 stars    N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Jacques Tourneur  
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Virginia Mayo, Robert Douglas, Aline MacMahon, Frank Allenby, Nick Cravat, Gordon Gebert, Norman Lloyd, Victor Kilian, Lynn Baggett

  Dardo the Arrow (Burt Lancaster) leads a revolution against the warlord, Ulrich (Frank Allenby). In the process, he frees Lombardy from Ulrich's rule and falls in love with Ulrich's niece, Anne (Virginia Mayo).

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Poster Art From art.comFrom Here to Eternity   1953     4 stars    N/R, 118 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Fred Zinnemann  
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift, Deborah Kerr, Ernest Borgnine, Frank Sinatra, Donna Reed, Philip Ober, Jack Warden, Mickey Shaughnessy, Harry Bellaver, John Dennis, Merle Travis, George Reeves, Tim Ryan, Claude Akins

  This is the story about Karen Holmes (Deborah Kerr) and the men she encounters while looking for a break from her loneliness as an Army wife. From the quiet Hawaiian nights to the earth-shaking December 7th bombing of Pearl Harbor, this story's characters are pawns in the hands of fate. The movie won eight Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Director, Supporting Actor (Frank Sinatra), and Supporting Actress (Donna Reed). It was also nominated for five Oscars, including Best Actress (Kerr) and two for Best Actor (Burt Lancaster and Montgomery Clift).



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Burt Lancaster Sgt. Milton Warden
Montgomery Clift Robert E. Lee Prewitt
Deborah Kerr Karen Holmes
Ernest Borgnine Sgt. "Fatso" Judson
Frank Sinatra Angelo Maggio
Donna Reed Alma Lorene
Philip Ober Capt. Dana Holmes
Jack Warden Cpl. Buckley
Mickey Shaughnessy Sgt. Leva
Harry Bellaver Mazzioli
John Dennis Sgt. Ike Galovitch
Merle Travis Sal Anderson
George Reeves Sgt. Maylon Stark
Tim Ryan Sgt. Pete Karelsen
Claude Akins Sgt. Baldy Thom

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Go Tell the Spartans   1978     2 and a half stars    R, 114 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ted Post  
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Craig Wasson, Jonathan Goldsmith, Marc Singer, Joe Unger, David Clennon, Dolph Sweet, Clyde Kusatsu, James Hong, Dennis Howard, Evan C. Kim, John Megna, Hilly Hicks, Clyde Kusatsu, Tad Horino

  Set during the Vietnam War, this story examines the U.S. involvement in the war. Major Asa Barker (Burt Lancaster) questions the wisdom behind his assignment but leads his platoon of U.S. soldiers and a group of hardened Vietnamese mercenaries to an isolated outpost, which they must defend. When the Viet Cong forces attack and overrun the outpost killing everyone–including Barker–Barker's doubts are proved justified.



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Burt Lancaster Major Asa Barker
Craig Wasson Cpl. Courcey
Jonathan Goldsmith Sgt. Oleonowski
Marc Singer Capt. Olivetti
Joe Unger Lt. Hamilton
David Clennon Lt. Finley Wattsberg
Dolph Sweet Gen Harnitz
Clyde Kusatsu Col. Minh
James Hong Old Man
Dennis Howard Cpl. Abraham Lincoln
Evan C. Kim Cowboy
John Megna Cpl. Ackley
Hilly Hicks Signalman Toffer
Clyde Kusatsu Col. Minh
Tad Horino One-Eyed Man

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Gunfight at the O.K. Corral   1957     3 stars    N/R, 122 min.
Genre: Western
Director: John Sturges  
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Rhonda Fleming, Jo Van Fleet, John Ireland, Lyle Bettger, Frank Faylen, Earl Holliman, Ted de Corsia, Dennis Hopper, Whit Bissell, DeForest Kelley, Martin Milner, George Mathews, John Hudson

  Lawman Wyatt Earp (Burt Lancaster) and outlaw Doc Holliday (Kirk Douglas) join forces to fight the Clanton gang at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona. This is an excellent film; although history is romanticized, the 1881 gunfight and action preceding it are exciting fare in this classic Western. The film received Academy Award nominations for Best Sound and Film Editing



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Burt Lancaster Marshal Wyatt Earp
Kirk Douglas Dr. John "Doc" Holliday
Rhonda Fleming Laura Denbow
Jo Van Fleet Kate Fisher
John Ireland Johnny Ringo
Lyle Bettger Ike Clanton
Frank Faylen Sheriff Cotton Wilson
Earl Holliman Deputy "Charlie" Bassett
Ted de Corsia Shanghai Pierce
Dennis Hopper Billy Clanton
Whit Bissell John P. Clum
DeForest Kelley Morgan Earp
Martin Milner James "Jimmy" Earp
George Mathews John Shanssey--Saloonkeeper
John Hudson Virgil Earp

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The Gypsy Moths   1969     2 and a half stars    R, 106 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Frankenheimer  
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Deborah Kerr, Gene Hackman, Scott Wilson, Bonnie Bedelia, William Windom, Sheree North, Ford Rainey, John Napier, Carl Reindel

  Three skydivers (Burt Lancaster, Gene Hackman, and Scott Wilson) are set to perform in the Fourth-of-July celebration in a small Midwestern town. Romantic entanglements with local women take place, but the saving grace of this film is the spectacular aerial show.


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The Hallelujah Trail   1965     2 and a half stars    N/R, 152 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: John Sturges  
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Lee Remick, Jim Hutton, Pamela Tiffin, Donald Pleasence, Brian Keith, Martin Landau, John Dehner, Dub Taylor, Robert J. Wilke

  A cavalry officer in charge of a wagon shipment of whiskey faces a temperance leaguer in Denver who is trying to talk the citizens into making their city alcohol-free.


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His Majesty O'Keefe   1953     2 and a half stars    N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Byron Haskin  
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Joan Rice, Andre Morell, Abraham Sofaer, Philip Ahn, Benson Fong, Charles Horvath, Guy Doleman

  David O'Keefe (Burt Lancaster) is a sea captain who arrives on a South Seas island where he discovers a great opportunity for a capitalistic venture IF he can convince the natives to cooperate.


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I Walk Alone   1947     2 stars    N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Byron Haskin  
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Lizabeth Scott, Kirk Douglas, Wendell Corey, Marc Lawrence, Kristine Miller, George Rigaud

  When a bitter, former bootlegger (Burt Lancaster) returns to his old neighborhood after years spent in prison, he has problems adjusting to a changed world.

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Poster Art From art.comThe Island of Dr. Moreau   1977     2 stars    PG, 98 min.
Genre: Adventure / Horror / Thriller / Sci-Fi / Romance
Director: Don Taylor  
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Michael York, Nigel Davenport, Barbara Carrera, Richard Basehart, Nick Cravat, The Great John L., Bob Ozman, Fumio Demura, Gary Baxley, John Gillespie, David S. Cass Sr.

  This film, based on an H.G. Wells story, is a remake of "Island of Lost Souls." Braddock (Michael York) is shipwrecked on an uncharted island in the Pacific Ocean and runs into a mad scientist, Dr. Moreau (Burt Lancaster), who turns wild animals into monster humans.



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Burt Lancaster Dr. Paul Moreau
Michael York Andrew Braddock
Nigel Davenport Montgomery
Barbara Carrera Maria
Richard Basehart Sayer of the Law
Nick Cravat M'Ling
The Great John L. Boar-man
Bob Ozman Bull-man
Fumio Demura Hyena-man
Gary Baxley Lion-man
John Gillespie Tiger-man
David S. Cass Sr. Bear-man
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Jim Thorpe - All American   1951     2 and a half stars    N/R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Curtiz  
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Charles Bickford, Phyllis Thaxter, Steve Cochran, Dick Wesson, Nestor Paiva, Billy Gray, Edwin Max, Alfonso Mejia

  Burt Lancaster takes on the title role in this biography of runner Jim Thorpe, a United States Olympic champion who was stripped of his medals because he played professional baseball.

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Poster Art From art.comJudgment at Nuremberg   1961     3 and a half stars  User Rating      N/R, 190 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Stanley Kramer  
Cast: Spencer Tracy, Burt Lancaster, Richard Widmark, Marlene Dietrich, Maximilian Schell, Judy Garland, Montgomery Clift, William Shatner, Ed Binns, Werner Klemperer, Torben Meyer, Kenneth MacKenna

  This classic film about the Nazi war crimes as they were presented at the trial at Nuremberg is spellbinding from start to finish. Spencer Tracy plays the compassionate, yet intelligent, American judge, Maximilian Schell excels as the defense attorney, and Burt Lancaster plays the role of the German judge on trial who chose to give in to Nazi threats. Academy Awards were received for Best Actor (Maximilian Schell) and Best Writing; the film was nominated for nine others, including. Best Actor (Spencer Tracy), Director, Supporting Actress (Judy Garland), and Supporting Actor (Montgomery Clift).    1 User Review




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Prettry much as "important" as it thinks it is1fatts 04/05/2007 
  Be wary of "important" movies. The cast and crew, the critics and pundits can become so wrapped in the aura of the message that needs to be imparted to a waiting world that the human story is lost and we find ourselves being barraged by sanctimonious monologues or, worse, symbolism piled on symbolism to express the truth that words cannot express. (Honestly, did anyone really understand the last ten minutes of 2001?)
But this movie is better than that. It doesn't escape it all, I suppose, but the center of the thing is the consideration of what is evil and what is decency, played out on a stage of characters who give it humanity.
I have considered -- rather often, actually -- what has traveled best in this film in the last forty-five years and what has traveled less well. It is the underplaying that still holds us, the messages not spoken but shown on faces and in motions. Maximilian Schell's defense attorney is all words and logic, which, at its best moments, serve as a counterpoint to the quiet humanity which the destroyed reflect and the innocent portray. It was an Academy Award well deserved. I don't think Tracy ever did better work. Montgomery Clift's short scene is among the most moving ever filmed. Dietrich, Garland, so many others do such fine work.
Richard Widmark, on the other hand, is too theatrical, as is Burt Lancaster, Werner Klemperer and too many others. It is the writing and the direction, but most of all, it is the strain of taking on the issue.. It was 1961, and Hollywood was finally putting on film the question of the guilt of the Holocaust. It WAS important. The writing was honest enough to cast shadows of complicity over Western big business, Cold War Political Fears, the growing willingness of a war-weary world to turn a blind eye to last year's injustice and the suffering of those too unimportant to be represented. The responsibility, the scope of all that, and, no doubt, the pride of all that led to too much Hollywood is the writing and direction.
Yet, on the whole, "Judgment" remembers to focus on the people and not the speeches, and that rescues the film and redeems it. It is still, even after nearly half a century, shocking, complex and deeply thought provoking.
And, yes, it is important. How important? I don't think anyone should be allowed to graduate high school without having seen this film and discussed it with a knowledgeable, sensitive adult -- not only as a "Holocaust" discussion, but as the starting point for the question of why good people allow evil into the world and what, if anything, moral people can do to stand against it.

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The Kentuckian   1955     3 stars    N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Burt Lancaster  
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Diana Lynn, Dianne Foster, John McIntire, Una Merkel, Walter Matthau, John Carradine, Rhys Williams, John Litel, Edward Norris

  This is the film adaptation of Basula Felix Holt's novel, "The Gabriel Horn." It also marks the film debut of Walter Matthau. In 1820, Big Eli (Burt Lancaster) and his son left their hard existence in Kentucky in search of better lives in Texas. History is combined with romance and action in this fine film.

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The Killers   1946     3 stars    N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
aka: Ernest Hemingway's The Killers

Director: Robert Siodmak  
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Ava Gardner, Edmond O'Brien, Albert Dekker, Sam Levene, William Conrad, Virginia Christine, John Miljan, Donald MacBride, Vince Barnett, Charles McGraw, Charles D. Brown, Jack Lambert, Queenie Smith, Jeff Corey

  Ernest Hemmingway's story is the springboard for this tale about killers (Charles McGraw and William Conrad) who murder an aging prizefighter Ole "Swede" Anderson (Burt Lancaster). Insurance investigator Jim Rearden (Edmond O'Brien) looks for "Swede's" beneficiary, and, in a series of flashbacks, he connects "Swede" to an unsolved robbery. It was "Swede" and his ex-girlfriend Kitty Collins (Ava Gardner) who conspired to take the goods, double-cross crime boss Big Jim Colfax (Albert Dekker), and then take off on their own. And, no, they do not live happily ever after.

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King: A Filmed Record...Montgomery to Memphis   1970     4 stars    N/R, 153 min.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Sidney Lumet  
Cast: Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, James Earl Jones, Burt Lancaster, Sidney Poitier, Clarence Williams III

  This is an eloquent documentary about the life of Nobel Prize winner Dr. Martin Luther King covering the era from 1955 until he was slain in 1968.

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Kiss the Blood Off My Hands   1948     2 stars    N/R, 79 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Blood on My Hands

Director: Norman Foster  
Cast: Joan Fontaine, Burt Lancaster, Robert Newton, Lewis L. Russell, Jay Novello, Aminta Dyne, Reginald Sheffield, Leyland Hodgson, Grizelda Harvey, Colin Keith-Johnston

  Escaping from the law after killing a man in a London pub, Bill Saunders (Burt Lancaster) seeks refuge with a very understanding Jane Warton (Joan Fontaine). Jane's hopes for their future together are dashed when Bill is blackmailed by Harry Carter (Robert Newton) into performing a criminal act.

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Lawman   1971     3 stars    PG, 98 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Michael Winner  
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Robert Ryan, Lee J. Cobb, Sheree North, Joseph Wiseman, Robert Duvall, Albert Salmi, J.D. Cannon, John McGiver, Richard Jordan

  After a drunken spree, during which an old man is accidentally killed, Marshal Jared Maddox (Burt Lancaster) sets out to arrest those responsible but finds the town against him.


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The Leopard   1963     4 stars    N/R, 205 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Luchino Visconti  
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Claudia Cardinale, Alain Delon, Paolo Stoppa, Rina Morelli, Romolo Valli, Serge Reggiani, Pierre Clementi, Terence Hill, Lucilla Morlacchi, Giuliano Gemma, Ida Galli, Ottavia Piccolo

  Based on the novel by Giuseppe di Lampedusa, this is the story of Sicilian aristocrat Prince Don Fabrizio Salino (Burt Lancaster) and how he handles the changes in life brought on by the Garibaldi Revolution in the 1860s. Knowing that the class system is changing and that the aristocratic society is doomed, Salino reluctantly arranges the marriage of his nephew Tancredi (Alain Delon) and Angelica (Claudia Cardinale), the beautiful daughter of a rich merchant who has been appointed the town's mayor Don Calogero Sedara (Paolo Stoppa). The highlight of this film, performed on a beautiful set, is the 40-minute scene at the grand ball.



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Burt Lancaster Prince Don Fabrizio Salina
Claudia Cardinale Angelica Sedara/Bertiana
Alain Delon Tancredi
Paolo Stoppa Don Calogero Sedara
Rina Morelli Maria Stella
Romolo Valli Father Pirrone
Serge Reggiani Don Ciccio Tumeo
Pierre Clementi Francesco Paolo
Terence Hill Count Cayriaghi
Lucilla Morlacchi Concetta
Giuliano Gemma Garibaldino General
Ida Galli Carolina
Ottavia Piccolo Caterina
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The List of Adrian Messenger   1963     3 stars    N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery
Director: John Huston  
Cast: Kirk Douglas, George C. Scott, Dana Wynter, Clive Brook, Herbert Marshall, John Merivale, John Huston, Tony Curtis, Burt Lancaster, Robert Mitchum, Frank Sinatra, Gladys Cooper, John Merivale

  This clever mystery has a unique twist for a finale when the actors remove their disguising make-up and reveal themselves in cameo roles. It is a suspenseful tale of Anthony Gethryn (George C. Scott) who has Adrian Messenger's (John Merivale) list of names and is trying to find a murderer among them.

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Little Treasure   1985     1 star    R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Alan Sharp  
Cast: Margot Kidder, Ted Danson, Burt Lancaster, Joseph Hacker, Malena Doria, John Pearce

  A stripper travels to Mexico in search of her lost father, meets up with an American misfit, and they join forces to hunt for treasure.

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Local Hero   1983     3 and a half stars    PG, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Bill Forsyth  
Cast: Peter Riegert, Burt Lancaster, Denis Lawson, Peter Capaldi, Fulton Mackay, Norman Chancer, Jenny Seagrove, Rikki Fulton, Alex Norton, Christopher Rozycki, Jennifer Black, John M. Jackson, Tam Dean Burn, Kenny Ireland, Harlan Jordan

  Mac and Felix (Peter Riegert and Burt Lancaster) represent Knox Oil and Gas, a company whose officers want to buy out a quiet fishing village and turn it into an oil refinery. Most of the citizens want to take the money and run, BUT old Ben (Fulton Mackay) sees the error of their decisions and holds out. Very clever and fun.



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Peter Riegert Mac
Burt Lancaster Happer
Denis Lawson Urquhart
Peter Capaldi Oldsen
Fulton Mackay Ben
Norman Chancer Moritz
Jenny Seagrove Marina
Rikki Fulton Geddes
Alex Norton Watt
Christopher Rozycki Victor
Jennifer Black Stella
John M. Jackson Cal
Tam Dean Burn Roddy
Kenny Ireland Skipper
Harlan Jordan Fountain

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The Midnight Man   1974     2 stars    R, 117 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Roland Kibbee, Burt Lancaster  
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Susan Clark, Cameron Mitchell, Morgan Woodward, Harris Yulin, Robert Quarry, Joan Lorring, Lawrence Dobkin, Ed Lauter, Charles Tyner

  Following a co-ed's slaying, a paroled ex-cop (Burt Lancaster) impersonates a college security guard and solves the case.

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Mister 880   1950     3 stars    N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Edmund Goulding  
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Dorothy Maguire, Edmund Gwenn, Millard Mitchell, Howard St. John, Minor Watson, Hugh Sanders, James Millican, Howland Chamberlin, Larry Keating

  Based on real characters, this is the story about a nice, old man (Edmund Gwenn) who finds success in counterfeiting–until he is hunted down by FBI agent Steve Buchanan (Burt Lancaster). Gwenn was nominated for an Oscar.

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Moses the Lawgiver   1975     2 stars    TV, 300 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Moses

Director: Gianfranco De Bosio  
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Anthony Quayle, Ingrid Thulin, Irene Papas, Mariangela Melato, Bill Lancaster, Laurent Terzieff, Aharon Ipale, Youseg Shiloah, Marina Berti

  Although the cast is of high caliber, this film–about Moses (Burt Lancaster), the Hebrew leader who leads his people to the Promised Land–just does not get off the ground. Showed as a TV miniseries, it was cut to about 1/2 it's length and had a short theatrical release.

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The Osterman Weekend   1983     2 stars    R, 102 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Sam Peckinpah  
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Rutger Hauer, John Hurt, Craig T. Nelson, Dennis Hopper, Chris Sarandon, Meg Foster, Helen Shaver, Cassie Yates, Sandy McPeak

  A TV newsman (Rutger Hauer) is planning to entertain friends at his California home when he is convinced by a CIA agent (John Hurt) that some of his guests are Russian spies. The house is bugged before their arrival, and the intrigue begins.


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Poster Art From art.comThe Phantom of the Opera   1990     2 stars    TV, 200 min.
Genre: Drama / Horror / Thriller / Romance / Mystery
Director: Tony Richardson  
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Charles Dance, Teri Polo, Ian Richardson, Andrea Ferreol, Adam Storke, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Jean Rougerie, Andre Chaumeau, Marie-Therese Orain, Marie-Christine Robert, Marie Lenoir, Anne Roumanoff, Jacques Mars, Jean Dupouy

  Charles Dance takes the role of the Phantom in this campy remake of the classic horror story about the disfigured man who haunts the opera house in Paris. Erik (also played by Dance) is the disfigured son of Carrier (Burt Lancaster) who is the dismissed director of the Paris Opera House. Erik lives beneath the opera house and falls in love with beautiful opera singer Christine (Teri Polo). He helps Christine with her career and trains her in an abandoned music room. But, when Christine falls in love with the arrogant Count De Chagny (Adam Storke), Erik seeks vengeance as the masked Phantom.



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Burt Lancaster Gerard Carriere
Charles Dance Erik, the Phantom
Teri Polo Christine Daee
Ian Richardson Cholet
Andrea Ferreol Carlotta
Adam Storke Count Philippe de Chagny
Jean-Pierre Cassel Inspector Ledoux
Jean Rougerie Jean-Claude
Andre Chaumeau Joseph Buguet
Marie-Therese Orain Madame Giry
Marie-Christine Robert Flora
Marie Lenoir Florence
Anne Roumanoff Fleure
Jacques Mars Oroyeso
Jean Dupouy Alfredo

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Poster Art From art.comThe Professionals   1966     3 stars    N/R, 116 min.
Genre: Action / Western
Director: Richard Brooks  
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Lee Marvin, Robert Ryan, Jack Palance, Woody Strode, Ralph Bellamy, Claudia Cardinale, Joe De Santis, Vaughn Taylor, Rafael Bertrand, Jorge Martinez de Hoyos, Marie Gomez, Jose Chavez, Carlos Romero

  Mercenaries led by Bill Dolworth and Henry "Rico" Fardan (Burt Lancaster and Lee Marvin) are hired by Texas millionaire Joe Grant (Ralph Bellamy) to rescue his wife (Claudia Cardinale) from the clutches of a Mexican revolutionary (Jack Palance). Lots of good action. Richard Brooks received an Oscar nomination for his direction.



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Burt Lancaster Bill Dolworth
Lee Marvin Henry "Rico" Fardan
Robert Ryan Hans Ehrengard
Jack Palance Jesus Raza
Woody Strode Jake Sharp
Ralph Bellamy Joe Grant
Claudia Cardinale Mrs. Maria Grant
Joe De Santis Ortega
Vaughn Taylor Banker Delivering Money
Rafael Bertrand Fierro
Jorge Martinez de Hoyos Eduardo Padilla
Marie Gomez Chiquita
Jose Chavez Revolutionary
Carlos Romero Revolutionary
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Poster Art From art.comThe Rainmaker   1957     3 stars    N/R, 121 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Joseph Anthony  
Cast: Katharine Hepburn, Burt Lancaster, Wendell Corey, Lloyd Bridges, Earl Holliman, Wallace Ford, Tony Merrill, Yvonne Fedderson, Dan White, John Benson, Cameron Prud'Homme, Dottie Bee Baker, James F. Stone, Joe Brown, Kenneth Becker

  Con-man Bill Starbuck (Burt Lancaster) arrives in the arid Southwest to bring rain to a town, which is badly in need of it. Shy spinster Lizzie Curry (Katharine Hepburn) falls under Starbuck's spell, and in the process, learns something about asserting herself. Performances of both Lancaster and Hepburn are great. Katharine Hepburn was nominated for an Oscar.



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Katharine Hepburn Lizzie Curry
Burt Lancaster Starbuck
Wendell Corey File
Lloyd Bridges Noah Curry
Earl Holliman Jim Curry
Wallace Ford Sheriff Thomas
Tony Merrill Townsman
Yvonne Fedderson Snookie
Dan White Deputy
John Benson Townsman
Cameron Prud'Homme H.C. Curry
Dottie Bee Baker Belinda
James F. Stone Townsman
Joe Brown Townsman
Kenneth Becker Phil Mackey

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Rocket Gibraltar   1988     2 stars    PG, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Daniel Petrie  
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Suzy Amis, Patricia Clarkson, John Glover, Bill Pullman, Kevin Spacey, Frances Conroy, Sinead Cusack, Macaulay Culkin, Angela Goethals

  A family reunion is planned for grandfather (Burt Lancaster) in this touching film that includes equal amounts of humor and pathos.


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Rope of Sand   1949     3 stars    N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: William Dieterle  
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains, Peter Lorre, Sam Jaffe, Corinne Calvet, John Bromfield, Mike Mazurki, Edmund Breon, Hayden Rorke

  Years ago, Mike Davis (Burt Lancaster) hid a cache of diamonds, and now he tries to regain his treasure.

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The Rose Tattoo   1955     3 stars    N/R, 117 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Daniel Mann  
Cast: Anna Magnani, Burt Lancaster, Marisa Pavan, Ben Cooper, Virginia Grey, Jo Van Fleet, Sandro Giglio, Mimi Aguglia, George Humbert, Lewis Charles

  Anna Magnani won the Academy Award for her portrayal of Serafina who is obsessed by the memory of her adored, deceased husband. She overcomes her depression when she meets a truck driver (Burt Lancaster) sporting the identical rose tattoo that her husband had.


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Run Silent, Run Deep   1958     3 and a half stars    N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Robert Wise  
Cast: Clark Gable, Burt Lancaster, Jack Warden, Brad Dexter, Nick Cravat, Joe Maross, Don Rickles, Rudy Bond, H.M. Wynant, John Bryant

  This fascinating war movie pits psychological stress of the assignment to torpedo a World War II Japanese cruiser against additional stress in the relationship of submarine commander (Clark Gable) and his executive officer (Burt Lancaster).


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The Scalphunters   1968     2 and a half stars    N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Sydney Pollack  
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Shelley Winters, Telly Savalas, Ossie Davis, Armando Silvestre, Dabney Coleman, Nick Cravat, Paul Picerni, Jack Williams, Chuck Roberson

  Joe Bass (Burt Lancaster) acquires a slave, Joseph (Ossie Davis), who proves to be much smarter than Joe. Together, they track down a group of scalp hunters led by Jim Howie (Telly Savalas) and his mistress, Kate (Shelley Winters).


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Scandal Sheet   1985     2 stars    TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: David Lowell Rich  
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Lauren Hutton, Pamela Reed, Robert Urich, Bobby DiCicco, Trey Wilson, Frances McDormand, Peter Jurasik, Penelope Windust, Rance Howard

  Harold Fallen (Burt Lancaster) is the ruthless publisher of a tabloid, and now he is after Ben (Robert Urich)–an actor with an alcohol problem who is trying to make a comeback. Lancaster is very good as the despicable newspaperman.


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Scorpio   1973     2 and a half stars    PG, 114 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Michael Winner  
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Alain Delon, Paul Scofield, John Colicos, Gayle Hunnicutt, J.D. Cannon, Joanne Linville, James Sikking, Mel Stewart, Vladek Sheybal, Mary Maude, Jack Colvin, Burke Byrnes, William Smithers, Shmuel Rodensky

  The daring world of espionage is the setting for this film about Soviet defector Cross (Burt Lancaster) who tries to escape the bullet of a CIA-blackmailed assassin, Laurier (Alain Delon).


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Separate But Equal   1991     3 stars    TV, 195 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: George Stevens Jr.  
Cast: Sidney Poitier, Burt Lancaster, Richard Kiley, John McMartin, Graham Beckel, Ed Hall, Lynne Thigpen, Cleavon Little, Albert Hall, Macon McCalman

  Based on one of the most important cases to be heard by the Supreme Court, this is a made-for-TV account of Brown v. Board of Education, which challenged school segregation based on race. The acting is excellent, with Sidney Poitier as Thurgood Marshall who argued the case, Burt Lancaster as his courtroom opponent, and Richard Kiley as Chief Justice Earl Warren. Lancaster's last role.


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Separate Tables   1958     3 and a half stars    N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Delbert Mann  
Cast: Rita Hayworth, Deborah Kerr, David Niven, Burt Lancaster, Wendy Hiller, Gladys Cooper, Cathleen Nesbitt, Felix Aylmer, Rod Taylor, Audrey Dalton, May Hallatt, Priscilla Morgan

  Guests at a British seaside resort are presented through vignettes in this film adaptation of Terence Rattigan's play. David Niven won the Best Actor Academy Award for his role as Major Pollock who helps Sybil (Deborah Kerr) break away from her cruel mother. Wendy Hiller won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her portrayal of the inn's owner. Five other nominations included Best Picture and Actress (Kerr).


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Seven Days in May   1964     3 and a half stars    N/R, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Frankenheimer  
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Fredric March, Ava Gardner, Edmond O'Brien, Martin Balsam, Andrew Duggan, Hugh Marlowe, Whit Bissell, George Macready

  Gen. James M. Scott (Burt Lancaster) leads a military conspiracy to take over the United States government. Some military officers are upset about a recent arms treaty signed by President Jordan Lyman. This story shows how strong the laws of America are to maintain order in the Democracy. An Academy Award nomination was received by Edmond O'Brien (Supporting Actor).


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Sorry, Wrong Number   1948     3 stars    N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Anatole Litvak  
Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Burt Lancaster, Ann Richards, Wendell Corey, Ed Begley, Leif Erickson, William Conrad, John Bromfield, Harold Vermilyea, Dorothy Neumann

  This film adaptation of a radio play features Barbara Stanwyck as invalid Leona Stevenson who overhears, on her telephone, a plot for murder–and realizes that she is the intended victim. She was nominated for an Oscar.


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South Sea Woman   1953     2 stars    N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Arthur Lubin  
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Virginia Mayo, Chuck Connors, Arthur Shields, Paul Burke, Barry Kelley, Hayden Rorke, Leon Askin, Raymond Greenleaf, Cliff Clark

  World War II has just begun, and Marine Sergeant O'Hearn (Burt Lancaster) is in San Diego embroiled in his court-martial trial for desertion. Coming to his defense is nightclub photographer Ginger Martin (Virginia Mayo) who testifies that O'Hearn is trying to protect his fellow Marine, Davy White (Chuck Connors), who O'Hearn had forced on a perilous trip from Shanghai to Pearl Harbor, resulting in O'Hearn arriving in Pearl Harbor after the Japanese had attacked and giving the impression that he had deserted.

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Poster Art From art.comSweet Smell of Success   1957     3 and a half stars    N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alexander Mackendrick  
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis, Susan Harrison, Martin Milner, Sam Levene, Barbara Nichols, Jeff Donnell, Edith Atwater, Emile Meyer, Joseph Leon

  This top-notch film reveals the corrupt world of gossip columnists. Burt Lancaster plays J.J. Hunsecker, the columnist who has press agent Sidney Falco (Tony Curtis) try to break up his sister's (Susan Harrison) romance.


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The Swimmer   1968     3 and a half stars    PG, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Frank Perry  
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Janice Rule, Kim Hunter, Charles Drake, Marge Champion, Janet Landgard, Tony Bickley, Bill Fiore, Joan Rivers, Rose Gregorio

  This is the film adaptation of John Cheever's dream-like, insightful story of Neddy Merrill (Burt Lancaster) who swims home via his neighbors' swimming pools and learns something about his own existence in each pool.


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Ten Tall Men   1951     2 and a half stars    N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Willis Goldbeck  
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Gilbert Roland, Jody Lawrance, Kieron Moore, George Tobias, John Dehner, Robert Clary, Nick Dennis, Mike Mazurki, Gerald Mohr

  Jailed Foreign Legionnaire Sergeant Mike Kincaid (Burt Lancaster) convinces the authorities to release him and nine others who volunteer to fend-off invading forces.

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Tough Guys   1986     2 stars  User Rating      PG, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jeff Kanew  
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Charles Durning, Alexis Smith, Dana Carvey, Darlanne Fluegel, Eli Wallach, Billy Barty, Matthew Faison, Nathan Davis

  Two old guys finish serving 30 years for train robbery. When they are released, they find they have trouble finding a respectable place in society, so they go back to their old ways.    1 User Review




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The Train   1964     3 stars    N/R, 133 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller
Director: John Frankenheimer  
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Paul Scofield, Jeanne Moreau, Michel Simon, Suzanne Flon, Wolfgang Preiss, Paul Bonifas, Albert Remy, Jacques Marin, Howard Vernon, Charles Millot, Richard Munch, Jean Bouchaud, Donald O'Brien, Jean-Pierre Zola

  During World War II, Col. Franz von Waldheim (Paul Scofield) orders that art works at the Jeu de Paume Museum be moved to Nazi Germany. In an effort to save the priceless works of art, the head of the museum (Suzanne Flon) convinces railway official and member of the French Resistance Labiche (Burt Lancaster) to delay the train's departure until after the Allied Forces arrive. Using sabotage and deception, Labiche and his colleagues try to find a way to delay the train.



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Burt Lancaster Paul Labiche
Paul Scofield Col. von Waldheim
Jeanne Moreau Christine
Michel Simon Papa Boule
Suzanne Flon Miss Villard
Wolfgang Preiss Herren
Paul Bonifas Spinet
Albert Remy Didont
Jacques Marin Jacques
Howard Vernon Dietrich
Charles Millot Pesquet
Richard Munch Von Lubtz
Jean Bouchaud Schmidt
Donald O'Brien Schwartz
Jean-Pierre Zola Octave

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Trapeze   1956     3 stars    N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Carol Reed  
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis, Gina Lollobrigida, Katy Jurado, Thomas Gomez, John Puleo, Minor Watson, Sid James

  A love triangle develops between veteran trapeze artist, Mike Ribble (Burt Lancaster), his protege Tino Orsini (Tony Curtis), and the circus' beautiful tumbler Lola (Gina Lollobrigida). The oft-told story isn't much, but the film is still fun with good excitement thrown in.

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Twilight's Last Gleaming   1977     2 and a half stars    R, 146 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Robert Aldrich  
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Richard Widmark, Charles Durning, Melvyn Douglas, Paul Winfield, Burt Young, Joseph Cotten, Vera Miles, Richard Jaeckel, Leif Erickson

  As his anti-Vietnam War statement, a deranged U.S. Air Force officer, Lawrence Dell (Burt Lancaster), takes over a nuclear missile base and blackmails U.S. government officials.

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Ulzana's Raid   1972     3 and a half stars    R, 103 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Robert Aldrich  
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Jorge Luke, Bruce Davison, Richard Jaeckel, Joaquin Martinez, Lloyd Bouchner, Karl Swenson, John Pearce, Gladys Holland, Richard Bull

  Seeking to gain revenge for an Apache attack, the U.S. Army tries to capture renegade Indians in this powerful film–one of Burt's best.

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Poster Art From art.comThe Unforgiven   1960     2 and a half stars    N/R, 125 min.
Genre: Western
Director: John Huston  
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Audrey Hepburn, Charles Bickford, Lillian Gish, Audie Murphy, John Saxon, Albert Salmi, Joseph Wiseman, Doug McClure, Carlos Rivas, June Walker, Kipp Hamilton, Arnold Merritt

  In the 1850s, Rachel (Audrey Hepburn), a full-blooded Kiowa, is taken in as an infant by the Zachary family. The Zacharys are a White frontier family, led by matriarch Mattilda (Lillian Gish) and her oldest son Ben (Burt Lancaster) who pass Rachel off as White. Now, in1865, amidst post-Civil War tensions, there are conflicts between the Kiowa and the Texas ranchers, and the Kiowa tribe tries to retrieve Rachel from the Zachary family. Racial prejudice plays a large role in the lessons of this tale.



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Burt Lancaster Ben Zachary
Audrey Hepburn Rachel Zachary
Charles Bickford Zeb Rawlins
Lillian Gish Mattilda Zachary
Audie Murphy Cash Zachary
John Saxon Johnny Portugal
Albert Salmi Charlie Rawlins
Joseph Wiseman Abe Kelsey
Doug McClure Andy Zachary
Carlos Rivas Lost Bird
June Walker Hagar Rawlins
Kipp Hamilton Georgia Rawlins
Arnold Merritt Jude Rawlins

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Valdez Is Coming   1971     2 and a half stars  User Rating      PG, 90 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Edwin Sherin  
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Susan Clark, Jon Cypher, Barton Heyman, Richard Jordan, Frank Silvera, Hector Elizondo, Lex Monson, Juanita Penaloza, Phil Brown

  A lawman (Burt Lancaster) in Mexico encounters racial problems and greed when he tries to collect money from a landowner to help an Apache woman (Juanita Penaloza) whose black husband (Lex Monson) was accidentally killed.    1 User Review




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Variety Girl   1947     3 stars    N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: George Marshall  
Cast: Mary Hatcher, Olga San Juan, Paulette Goddard, Barbara Stanwyck, Bob Hope, Gary Cooper, Burt Lancaster, Bing Crosby, Ray Milland, William Holden

  This film is an all-star revue featuring a myriad of performers praising the humanitarian Variety Club's efforts for children in need.

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Vengeance Valley   1951     2 stars    N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Drama / Western
Director: Richard Thorpe  
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Robert Walker, Joanne Dru, Sally Forrest, John Ireland, Carleton Carpenter, Ray Collins, Ted de Corsia, Hugh O'Brian, Will Wright, Jim Hayward, Stanley Andrews, Grayce Mills, James Harrison, Margaret Bert

  Owen Daybright (Burt Lancaster) has spent his lifetime covering for his deviant foster brother, Lee Stroble (Robert Walker). Now, Lee is responsible for Lily Fasken's (Sally Forrest) pregnancy, but he blames Owen who then must answer to Lily's brothers Hub and Dick (John Ireland and Hugh O'Brian).



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Burt Lancaster Owen Daybright
Robert Walker Lee Strobie
Joanne Dru Jen Strobie
Sally Forrest Lily Fasken
John Ireland Hub Fasken
Carleton Carpenter Hewie
Ray Collins Arch Strobie
Ted de Corsia Herb Backett
Hugh O'Brian Dick Fasken
Will Wright Mr. Willoughby
Jim Hayward Sheriff Con Alvis
Stanley Andrews Mead Calhoun
Grayce Mills Mrs. Burke
James Harrison Orv Esterly
Margaret Bert Mrs. Calhoun

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Vera Cruz   1954     2 and a half stars    N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Robert Aldrich  
Cast: Gary Cooper, Burt Lancaster, Denise Darcel, Cesar Romero, Ernest Borgnine, Jack Elam, Charles Bronson, George Macready, Morris Ankrum, Henry Brandon

  When Trane (Gary Cooper) and Erin (Burt Lancaster) sign on to escort a countess (Denise Darcel) to Vera Cruz, they are unaware that she is carrying gold to Maximillian to aid his cause.


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Victory at Entebbe   1976     2 and a half stars    TV, 150 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Marvin J. Chomsky  
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Burt Lancaster, Elizabeth Taylor, Linda Blair, Helen Hayes, Anthony Hopkins, Helmut Berger, David Groh, Jessica Walter, Richard Dreyfuss

  This was the first (of three) movie about the Israeli attack on Entebbe to rescue Jewish hostages taken during a skyjacking. The other two, made a year later, are better–"Raid on Entebbe" and "Operation Thunderbolt."


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The Young Savages   1961     3 stars    N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Frankenheimer  
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Dina Merrill, Shelley Winters, Edward Andrews, Telly Savalas, Pilar Seurat, Milton Selzer, Larry Gates, Vivian Nathan, Jody Fair, Roberta Shore, Robert Burton, John Davis Chandler, Neil Nephew, Stanley Kristien

  District Attorney Hank Bell (Burt Lancaster) deals with ghetto gangs from Harlem, where he grew up, while trying to solve the murder of a blind Puerto Rican boy. The teenage gang members (John Davis Chandler, Neil Nephew, and Stanley Kristien) have been caught, and Bell is assigned the case as prosecutor. The case appears to be easy–until Bell realizes that there is more to it than meets the eye. In fact, one of the defendants is the son of Bell's ex-lover, Mary di Pace (Shelley Winters), and his wife, Karen (Dina Merrill), is turning against him because of his past. Now the question is: As more secrets come to the fore, will Bell be able to keep his principles intact?



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Burt Lancaster Hank Bell
Dina Merrill Karin Bell
Shelley Winters Mary di Pace
Edward Andrews Dan Cole
Telly Savalas Lt. Richard Gunnison
Pilar Seurat Louisa Escalante
Milton Selzer Walsh
Larry Gates Randolph
Vivian Nathan Mrs. Escalante
Jody Fair Angela Rugiello
Roberta Shore Jenny Bell
Robert Burton Judge
John Davis Chandler Arthur Reardon
Neil Nephew Anthony Aposto
Stanley Kristien Danny di Pace
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Zulu Dawn   1979     2 and a half stars    PG, 115 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Drama
Director: Douglas Hickox  
Cast: Burt Lancaster, John Mills, Peter O'Toole, Simon Ward, Nigel Davenport, Michael Jayston, Ronald Lacey, Denholm Elliott, Freddie Jones, Christopher Cazenove, Peter Vaughan, James Faulkner, Bob Hoskins, David Bradley, Paul Copley

  When Gen. Lord Chelmsford (Peter O'Toole) sends in British troops to fight the South African Zulu tribes, Col. Anthony Dumford (Burt Lancaster) leads his men into the fatal Battle of Isandhlwaba where they are greatly outnumbered. During the bloody battle, 30,000 Zulu warriors kill 1,500 British troops. This movie shows the events that led up to the siege at Rorke's Drift in "Zulu" (1964) and again shows the hostility between the British and native South Africans.



Cast
Burt Lancaster Col. Anthnony Dumford
John Mills Sir Henry Bartle Frere
Peter O'Toole Lord Chelmsford
Simon Ward Lt. William Vereker
Nigel Davenport Col. Hamilton-Brown
Michael Jayston Col. Crealock
Ronald Lacey Norris Newman
Denholm Elliott Col. Pulleine
Freddie Jones Bishop Colenso
Christopher Cazenove Lt. Coghill
Peter Vaughan Q.S.M. Bloomfield
James Faulkner Lt. Melvill
Bob Hoskins C.S.M. Williams
David Bradley Private Williams
Paul Copley Cpl. Storey

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Burt Lancaster
Oscar: Best Actor for Elmer Gantry (1960)


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