 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea 1954  PG-13, 127 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Drama / Sci-Fi
Director: Richard Fleischer
Cast: Kirk Douglas, James Mason, Paul Lukas, Peter Lorre, Robert J. Wilke, Carleton Young, Ted de Corsia, Eddie Marr, Percy Helton, Fred Graham, Herb Vigran, J.M. Kerrigan, Ted Cooper, Dayton Lummis, Jack Pennick
Captain Nemo (James Mason) and his submarine, Nautilus, fill the screen with the adventures imagined by Jules Verne in his classic novel. Many whaling ships have been lost at sea when Professor Pierre Aronnax (Paul Lukas), his aide Conseil (Peter Lorre), and harpoon master Ned Land (Kirk Douglas) voyage out in search of the sea monster that is supposedly sinking the ships. Their ship sinks, but they survive and are taken aboard Nautilus. They discover that the sea monster is actually the Nautilus, and they are amazed by the undersea world that greets them. Highlight: Kirk Douglas singing "A Whale of a Tale." The film won Oscars for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration and Best Special Effects and was nominated for Best Film Editing.
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Ace in the Hole 1951  N/R, 111 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: The Big Carnival
Director: Billy Wilder
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Jan Sterling, Bob Arthur, Porter Hall, Richard Benedict, Frank Cady, Ray Teal, Lewis Martin, Gene Evans, Iron Eyes Cody, Frank Jaquet, Harry Harvey
When Leo Minosa (Richard Benedict) is trapped in a mine cave-in, reporter Charles Tatum (Kirk Douglas) sees his chance for glory in building up a story through interviews with the dying miner.
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Act of Love 1953   N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Anatole Litvak
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Dany Robin, Barbara Laage, Gabrielle Dorziat, Gregoire Aslan, Brigitte Bardot, Fernand Ledoux, Richard Benedict, Serge Reggiani
A lonely G.I., Robert Teller (Kirk Douglas), meets and falls in love with a poor Parisian girl (Dany Robin) during 1944. The romance seems a lost cause when Teller receives orders out of Paris. 1 User Review
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| | 02/14/2007 | This movie is virtually a true story as it has happened many times over in so many
places around the world. Not only where American GI's are stationed but many
other foreign troops for that matter. There is always the typical obstacles such
as permission from the C.O, host government, red tape, language, culture, etc.
This is a must see. Very enjoyable inspite of its unfortunate tragic end. |
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Along the Great Divide 1951  N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Raoul Walsh
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Virginia Mayo, John Agar, Walter Brennan, Ray Teal, Hugh Sanders, Morris Ankrum, James Anderson, Charles Meredith, Lane Chandler
When prisoner Pop Keith (Walter Brennan) escapes, U.S. Marshal Len Merrick (Kirk Douglas) is determined to bring him back to jail.
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The Arrangement 1969  R, 127 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Elia Kazan
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Faye Dunaway, Deborah Kerr, Richard Boone, Hume Cronyn, Michael Higgins, Carol Rossen, Harold Gould, Michael Murphy, Charles Drake
Unhappy with his job and marriage, Eddie (Kirk Douglas) tries and fails to commit suicide. He then ignores his wife's (Deborah Kerr) needs and has an affair with a coworker (Faye Dunaway). Finally, he recognizes that his problems come from his unsatisfactory relationship with his own father (Richard Boone).
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The Bad and the Beautiful 1952 N/R, 118 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Cast: Lana Turner, Kirk Douglas, Gloria Grahame, Dick Powell, Barry Sullivan, Walter Pidgeon, Elaine Stewart, Gilbert Roland, Leo G. Carroll, Vanessa Brown, Paul Stewart, Sammy White, Ivan Triesault, Francis X. Bushman, William Tannen
This story is told from the perspectives of actress Gloria Lorrison (Lana Turner), writer James Lee Bartlow (Dick Powell), and director Fred Amiel (Barry Sullivan) who go to a movie studio to listen to a pitch from producer Jonathan Shields (Kirk Douglas) whose studio is troubled financially. Shields wants them to work on a new project, but all three have had bad experiences in the past with Shields that will make them think twice about signing with him. The film won five Academy Awards, including Best Supporting Actress (Gloria Grahame for her role as Rosemary Bartlow), and Kirk Douglas received an Oscar nomination for Best Actor.
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The Big Sky 1952  N/R, 122 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Howard Hawks
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Dewey Martin, Elizabeth Threatt, Arthur Hunnicutt, Buddy Baer, Steven Geray, Henri Letondal, Jim Davis, Frank DeKova, Don Beddoe
Kentucky mountain trappers Jim Deakins (Kirk Douglas) and Boone (Dewey Martin) join Boone's Uncle Jeb (Arthur Hunnicutt) on a journey up the Missouri River to convince the Blackfoot Indians of their good intentions. They are returning a kidnapped Blackfoot princess to her people as proof of their good will. On the trip home, love develops between Boone and the princess. 1 User Review
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| | Outstanding Howard Hawks' outdoor adventure | Anonymous 01/18/2007 | | |
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The Big Trees 1952 N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Western
Director: Felix E. Feist
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Eve Miller, Patrice Wymore, Edgar Buchanan, John Archer, Alan Hale Jr., Roy Roberts, Ellen Corby, Charles Meredith, Harry Cording, Lane Chandler, Frank Hagney, William Challee
Set around 1900, this remake of "Valley of the Giants" features Kirk Douglas as greedy lumberjack Jim Fallon who wants to use California's Redwood Forest for his own profit. Confronted by Quaker environmentalists, Fallon is finally convinced to save the trees.
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The Brotherhood 1968 PG-13, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Martin Ritt
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Alex Cord, Irene Papas, Luther Adler, Susan Strasberg, Murray Hamilton, Eduardo Ciannelli, Joe De Santis, Val Avery, Alan Hewitt, Connie Scott, Val Bisoglio, Barry Primus, Louis Badolati, Michele Cimarosa
Frank Ginetta (Kirk Douglas) is an old-line Mafioso on the board of the New York syndicate. Frank's younger brother, Vince (Alex Cord), enters the scene and has many new ideas to modernize the operation. When Frank doesn't go along with Vince's plans, Vince tries to get his father-in-law Dominick Bertolo (Luther Adler) to encourage mob members to rebel. Frank has Bertolo killed, and now Vince gets the assignment to kill Frank.
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Cast a Giant Shadow 1966 N/R, 144 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Melville Shavelson
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Senta Berger, Angie Dickinson, Frank Sinatra, John Wayne, Yul Brynner, James Donald, Luther Adler, Topol
Col. David Marcus (Kirk Douglas), West Point graduate and military lawyer, is recruited to aid Israel in its 1947 war against the Arabs. This is a romanticized perspective of the establishment of the Jewish state.
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Champion 1949 N/R, 99 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Mark Robson
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Marilyn Maxwell, Arthur Kennedy, Paul Stewart, Lola Albright, Ruth Roman, John Daheim, Luis Van Rooten, Harry Shannon, Ralph Sanford, Esther Howard, Polly Bergen, Tim Ryan, Hal March, George Meader
This is the story of boxer Michael 'Midge' Kelly (Kirk Douglas) who fights his way to a championship despite physical and mental problems. He lets nothing and no one–including his shotgun wife Emma (Ruth Roman), his manager Tommy Haley (Paul Stewart), and his crippled brother Connie (Arthur Kennedy)–stand in his way. He wins fights easily, but, after almost losing his crown, Midge tries to turn his life around and keep his championship. Several Academy Award nominations were received, including Best Actor (Douglas), and the film won an Oscar for Best Film Editing.
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Detective Story 1951 N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William Wyler
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Eleanor Parker, William Bendix, Lee Grant, Cathy O'Donnell, George Macready, Horace McMahon, Gladys George, Frank Faylen, Joseph Wiseman, William "Bill" Phillips, Gerald Mohr, Craig Hill, Bert Freed, Luis Van Rooten
One day in a New York City police precinct station is examined in this film which features James McLeod (Kirk Douglas) as an overworked cop whose stress is compounded by problems with his wife (Eleanor Parker). The film was nominated for several Academy Awards, including Best Actress (Parker), Supporting Actress (Lee Grant, as a nervous shoplifter in her film debut) and Director.
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The Devil's Disciple 1959 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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 Diamonds 1999 PG-13, 91 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Asher
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Dan Aykroyd, Corbin Allred, Lauren Bacall, Kurt Fuller, Jenny McCarthy, Mariah O'Brien, June Chadwick, John Landis
A retired prizefighter, Harry Agensky (Kirk Douglas), is recovering from a stroke when he talks his son, Lance (Dan Aykroyd), and grandson Michael (Corbin Allred) into driving him to Reno in search of 13 diamonds Harry insists that he hid in a house many years ago.
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Eddie Macon's Run 1983  PG, 95 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Jeff Kanew
Cast: Kirk Douglas, John Schneider, Lee Purcell, Leah Ayres, Lisa Dunsheath, Tom Noonan, J.C. Quinn, Jay O. Sanders, J.T. Walsh, John Goodman
Eddie (John Schneider) has escaped from prison and is determined to get to Mexico where his family is. Police officer Marzack (Kirk Douglas) is one small step behind. John Goodman's film debut.
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 The Final Countdown 1980 PG, 103 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama / Sci-Fi
Director: Don Taylor
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Martin Sheen, Katharine Ross, James Farentino, Ron O'Neal, Charles Durning, Victor Mohica, Soon-Tek Oh, James C. Lawrence, Joe Lowry, Alvin Ing, Lloyd Kaufman, Mark Thomas, Dan Fitzgerald, Harold Bergman
The nuclear aircraft carrier U.S.S. Nimitz is time-warped from 1980 back to 6 December, 1941. Captain Matthew Yelland (Kirk Douglas) is faced with the dilemma of altering history by interfering with the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Senator Samuel Chapman (Charles Durning) has his ideas about the course of action, while Warren Lasky (Martin Sheen) is very concerned about possible outcomes and their effect on the future. Time is running out, and a decision must be made.
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For Love or Money 1963 N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Michael Gordon
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Mitzi Gaynor, Gig Young, Thelma Ritter, Julie Newmar, William Bendix, Leslie Parrish, Dick Sargent, William Windom, Alvy Moore
Chloe Brasher (Thelma Ritter) wants to see her daughters married. To accomplish her goal, Chloe hires lawyer Deke Gentry (Kirk Douglas) to find the right husbands for her girls.
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The Fury 1978 R, 117 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Brian De Palma
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Carrie Snodgress, Amy Irving, John Cassavetes, Andrew Stevens, Fiona Lewis, Charles Durning, Carol Rossen, Joyce Easton, Daryl Hannah
When a teenager with psychic powers is kidnapped by a government that wants to make use of those powers, his father (Kirk Douglas) will go to any extreme to retrieve his son from its clutches. He is helped by a girl (Amy Irving) who has similar powers. A good, but violent, film that is typica of Directorl De Palma. Daryl Hannah's first film.
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The Glass Menagerie 1950 N/R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Irving Rapper
Cast: Jane Wyman, Kirk Douglas, Gertrude Lawrence, Arthur Kennedy, Ralph Sanford, Ann Tyrrell, John Compton, Sarah Edwards, Louise Lorimer, Sean McClory
This is one of three film adaptations of Tennessee Williams' play about Southern belle Amanda Winfield whose strong nature takes its toll on her two grown children. Not bad, but most will like the other two somewhat better.
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Greedy 1994 PG-13, 113 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jonathan Lynn
Cast: Michael J. Fox, Nancy Travis, Kirk Douglas, Olivia d'Abo, Phil Hartman, Ed Begley Jr., Colleen Camp, Kirsten Dunst, Tom Mason, Austin Pendleton
Money is the root of all evil, and this story has many roots. The three "N"s (nieces, nephews, and nurse) interact as the rich old Uncle Joe (Kirk Douglas) represents a fortune for the taking upon his death. Enter the missing nephew (Michael J. Fox) to thicken the plot as Uncle Joe refuses to grant their wishes for his early demise.
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Gunfight at the O.K. Corral 1957 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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A Gunfight 1971 PG, 89 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Lamont Johnson
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Johnny Cash, Jane Alexander, Karen Black, Raf Vallone, Dana Elcar, Robert J. Wilke, Keith Carradine, Eric Douglas, Paul Lambert, James Cavasos, Philip L. Mead, George Le Bow, John J. Wallwork, Neil Davis
Two over-the-hill gunslingers, Abe Cross and Will Tenneray (Johnny Cash and Kirk Douglas), meet in a small Western town where Will lives with his wife Nora (Jane Alexander) and their son Bud (Eric Douglas). Abe and Will see the chance to make money by staging a gun duel between themselves and selling tickets for the event with the winner taking all. This is Cash's film debut.
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The Heroes of Telemark 1965 N/R, 131 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Anthony Mann
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Richard Harris, Ulla Jacobsson, Michael Redgrave, David Weston, Karel Stepanek, Alan Howard, Roy Dotrice, Anton Diffring, Eric Porter
This story is based on the true World War II event involving nine Norwegian commandos who try to blow up a Nazi factory doing nuclear research.
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Holocaust 2000 1977  R, 102 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: The Chosen
Rain of Fire
Director: Alberto De Martino
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Agostina Belli, Simon Ward, Anthony Quayle, Virginia McKenna, Alexander Knox, Spiros Focas, Ivo Garrani, Adolfo Celi, Romolo Valli
The inherent danger of nuclear power plants is exploited in this film about Robert Caine (Kirk Douglas) whose son (Simon Ward) is the devil. In that guise, he has come to build new nuclear plants with built-in failure mechanisms.
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Home Movies 1979 PG, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: The Maestro
Director: Brian De Palma
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Nancy Allen, Keith Gordon, Gerrit Graham, Vincent Gardenia, Mary Davenport, Loretta Tupper, Captain Haggerty, Theresa Saldana, Kari Borg
Egomaniacal Dr. Tuttle (Kirk Douglas) leads the Star Therapy Cult. A film student (Keith Gordon) gets advice from Dr. Tuttle on how to live his mixed-up life.
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In Harm's Way 1965 N/R, 165 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama
Director: Otto Preminger
Cast: John Wayne, Kirk Douglas, Henry Fonda, George Kennedy, Patricia Neal, Tom Tryon, Paula Prentiss, Burgess Meredith, Slim Pickens, Dana Andrews, Brandon DeWilde, Jill Haworth, Stanley Holloway, Franchot Tone, Carroll O'Connor
The heroic efforts of the U.S. Navy following the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor and the camaraderie of those men and women as they found ways to fight back is the theme of this movie. John Wayne plays the hero and romantic lead Capt. Rockwell Torrey, while Kirk Douglas takes on the role of the executive officer Commander Paul Eddington Jr. who creates problems.
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The Indian Fighter 1955 N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Andre De Toth
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Elsa Martinelli, Walter Abel, Walter Matthau, Lon Chaney Jr., Diana Douglas, Eduard Franz, Alan Hale Jr., Elisha Cook Jr., William Phipps
The Sioux are understandably upset with settlers taking over their land and stealing their gold. Enter a wagon train, with its leader Johnny Hawks (Kirk Douglas), winding its way through dangerous Sioux territory.
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Is Paris Burning? 1966 N/R, 173 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Rene Clement
Cast: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Charles Boyer, Leslie Caron, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Kirk Douglas, Glenn Ford, Yves Montand, Anthony Perkins, Simone Signoret, Orson Welles
This is the story of the liberation of Paris in 1944. When the Allies approached the city, the Nazis were ordered to burn it to the ground.
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 It Runs in the Family 2003 PG-13, 109 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Fred Schepisi
Cast: Michael Douglas, Kirk Douglas, Cameron Douglas, Diana Douglas, Bernadette Peters, Rory Culkin, Michelle Monaghan, Geoffrey Arend, Sarita Choudhury, Mark Hammer, Annie Golden, Audra McDonald
Kirk Douglas stars as the patriarch while his son, Michael, and grandson, Cameron, join in as members of a dysfunctional family that tries one more time to understand each other.
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The Juggler 1953 N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Edward Dmytryk
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Milly Vitale, Paul Stewart, Joey Walsh, Alf Kjellin, Charles(2) Lane, John Banner, Richard Benedict, Beverly Washburn, Oscar Karlweis
One Auschwitz survivor, Hans Muller (Kirk Douglas) has problems adapting in Israel after World War II. Working as a juggler, he makes it across Israel and into a kibbutz where he meets an understanding society.
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The Last Sunset 1961 N/R, 112 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Robert Aldrich
Cast: Rock Hudson, Kirk Douglas, Dorothy Malone, Joseph Cotten, Carol Lynley, Neville Brand, Regis Toomey, Jack Elam, Adam Williams, Jose Torvay
Dana Stribling (Rock Hudson) chases his old enemy, Brendan O'Malley (Kirk Douglas), into Mexico where Belle (Dorothy Malone) and Missy (Carol Lynley) Breckenridge enter their lives–BIG time.
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Last Train from Gun Hill 1959 N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Western / Horror / Thriller
Director: John Sturges
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Anthony Quinn, Carolyn Jones, Earl Holliman, Ziva Rodann, Brad Dexter, Walter Sande, Val Avery, Brian G. Hutton, Bing Russell, Dabbs Greer, Ty Hardin, Dick Haynes, Henry Wills
U.S. Marshal Matt Morgan (Kirk Douglas) arrives in the town of Gun Hill while tracking down the vicious killer of his wife. He realizes that one of the killers is Rick (Earl Holliman) who is the son of one of his best friends, Craig Belden (Anthony Quinn). Morgan is able to take Rick prisoner and holes up in a hotel waiting for the last train from Gun Hill that is scheduled to leave at 9 P.M. A standoff ensues, and no one–including Sheriff Bartlett (Walter Sande)–will come to Morgan's aid. Then Morgan receives help from the local madam, Linda (Carolyn Jones), and gets a shotgun and handcuffs. But more violence lies ahead before that last train from Gun Hill leaves town.
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A Letter to Three Wives 1949 N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Cast: Jeanne Crain, Linda Darnell, Ann Sothern, Kirk Douglas, Paul Douglas, Barbara Lawrence, Jeffrey Lynn, Connie Gilchrist, Florence Bates, Hobart Cavanaugh
Three women receive a letter from their close friend telling them she has run off with one of their husbands. Through flashbacks, the wives review their individual marriages. Joseph L. Mankiewicz won the Academy Award for Best Director, and a nomination was received for Best Picture.
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The Light at the Edge of the World 1971 PG, 120 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Kevin Billington
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Yul Brynner, Samantha Eggar, Fernando Rey, Jean-Claude Druout, Renato Salvatori, Massimo Ranieri, Tito Garcia
Cape Horn lighthouse keeper Will Denton (Kirk Douglas) fights for his survival when the pirate, Jonathan Kongre (Yul Brynner), tries to snare him on his own island. Both want shipwrecked Eggar.
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The List of Adrian Messenger 1963 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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Lonely Are the Brave 1962 N/R, 107 min.
Genre: Western
Director: David Miller
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Gena Rowlands, Walter Matthau, Michael Kane, Carroll O'Connor, George Kennedy, William Schallert, Karl Swenson, Bill Bixby, Martin Garralaga, William Mims, Lalo Rios, Harry Lauter, Charles Wagenheim, Dan White
Jack Burns (Kirk Douglas) is an aging cowboy having trouble relating to the contemporary world. He gets imprisoned in an effort to rescue his jailed friend, Paul Bondi (Michael Kane). When Burns discovers that Bondi is reluctant to escape, he breaks out of jail alone. Now Burns escapes on his horse, and he is chased by Sheriff Morey Johnson (Walter Matthau)–along with jeeps and helicopters–as he heads for the border.
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A Lovely Way to Die 1968 N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: David Lowell Rich
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Eli Wallach, Sylva Koscina, Kenneth Haigh, Sharon Farrell, Gordon Peter, Martyn Green, Ali MacGraw, Ruth White, Dolph Sweet
The district attorney (Eli Wallach) assigns a detective (Kirk Douglas) the duty of protecting a woman (Sylva Koscina) who has been accused of murder. While guarding her life, the detective becomes attached to the woman and determines to clear her name. Be sure to catch Ali MacGraw in her movie debut via a small role as Melody.
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Lust for Life 1956 N/R, 122 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Anthony Quinn, Everett Sloane, Niall MacGinnis, Jill Bennett, Eric Pohlmann, James Donald, Pamela Brown, Henry Daniell, Lionel Jeffries, Noel Purcell, Madge Kennedy, Laurence Naismith, Jeannette Sterke, Toni Gerry
Vincent Van Gogh (Kirk Douglas) led an artistically creative life marked by periods of insanity. This is the story of his genius, which ended in suicide. Anthony Quinn won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role as Paul Gauguin, and Kirk Douglas was nominated for Best Actor.
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 The Man from Snowy River 1982 PG, 102 min.
Genre: Western
Director: George Miller
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Tom Burlinson, Terence Donovan, Tommy Dysart, Jack Thompson, Sigrid Thornton, Chris Haywood, Bruce Kerr, David Bradshaw, Tony Bonner
This family film involves two brothers, both played by Kirk Douglas, who have gone separate ways. One is wealthy; the other has spent his life looking for the wealth that has eluded him. Good action and scenery. Sequel: "Return to Snowy River."
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Man Without a Star 1955 N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Western
Director: King Vidor
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Jeanne Crain, Claire Trevor, William Campbell, Richard Boone, Mara Corday, Jay C. Flippen, Jack Elam, George Wallace, Paul Birch
Dempsey Rae (Kirk Douglas) is a drifter who helps Jeff Jimson (William Campbell) learn the ropes of being a cowboy. At the same time, he stays in one place just long enough to help Reed Bowman (Jeanne Crain) protect her land while he carries on a romance with dancehall hostess, Idonee (Claire Trevor). By film's end, Rae is drifting on to the next town.
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The Master Touch 1972 PG, 97 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: Un Uomo Da Rispettare
Director: Michele Lupo
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Florinda Bolkan, Giuliano Gemma, Reinhard Kolldehoff, Bruno Corazzari, Vittorio Fanfoni, Wolfgang Preiss, Romano Puppo, John Bartha, Allen Stanley
Newly paroled safecracker Wallace (Kirk Douglas) joins up with a trapeze artist (Giuliano Gemma) in a plot to partake of $1 million through illegal means.
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Mourning Becomes Electra 1947 N/R, 173 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Dudley Nichols
Cast: Rosalind Russell, Michael Redgrave, Raymond Massey, Katina Paxinou, Leo Genn, Kirk Douglas, Nancy Coleman, Henry Hull, Thurston Hall, Sara Allgood
This update of Sophocles' Greek tragedy, "Oresteia," was written by Eugene O'Neill. Updated to a Civil War era saga, it is the story of family relationships that result in killings and suicide. Both stars, Rosalind Russell and Michael Redgrave, were nominated for Oscars.
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My Dear Secretary 1948 N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Charles Martin
Cast: Laraine Day, Kirk Douglas, Keenan Wynn, Helen Walker, Rudy Vallee, Florence Bates, Alan Mowbray, Grady Sutton, Irene Ryan, Gale Robbins
Playboy novelist Owen Waterbury (Kirk Douglas) marries his secretary, Stephanie Gaylord (Laraine Day). She becomes a bestselling author, and the fun begins.
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Once Is Not Enough 1975 R, 121 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Jacqueline Susann's Once Is Not Enough
Director: Guy Green
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Alexis Smith, David Janssen, George Hamilton, Deborah Raffin, Melina Mercouri, Brenda Vaccaro, Gary Conway, Lillian Randolph, Renata Vanni
Superficial jet setters are all too plainly shown in this film adaptation of the popular novel. It misses the chance to have fun with the sleaziness. Brenda Vaccaro received a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination.
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Oscar 1991 PG, 109 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: John Landis
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Chazz Palminteri, Don Ameche, Peter Riegert, Eddie Bracken, Linda Gray, Yvonne De Carlo, Kirk Douglas, Marisa Tomei, Ken Howard
Gangster Angelo "Snaps" Provolone (Sylvester Stallone) tries to make good on a deathbed promise to his father that he will leave his life of crime. However, he finds many obstacles standing in the way to an honest life.
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 Out of the Past 1947 N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller / Mystery
aka: Build My Gallows High
Director: Jacques Tourneur
Cast: Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, Kirk Douglas, Rhonda Fleming, Steve Brodie, Richard Webb, Virginia Huston, Dickie Moore, Frank Wilcox, Mary Field, Paul Valentine, Ken Niles, Oliver Blake, James Bush, John Kellogg
Californian Jeff Markham (Robert Mitchum) is a man with a dubious past who becomes involved with a hood, Whit Sterling (Kirk Douglas). While helping find Sterling's girlfriend Kathie (Jane Greer) in Acapulco, Markham finds himself accused of a murder that Kathie committed. A good film that was remade in 1984 as "Against All Odds."
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Paths of Glory 1957  N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Ralph Meeker, Adolphe Menjou, George Macready, Timothy Carey, Joe Turkel, Wayne Morris, Richard Anderson, Peter Capell, Bert Freed, Christiane Kubrick, Jerry Hausner, Kem Dibbs, Emile Meyer, Fred Bell
This is the story of French soldiers (Ralph Meeker, Timothy Carey, and Joseph Turkel) who are court-martialed and executed during World War I despite the efforts of Colonel Dax (Kirk Douglas) who unsuccessfully defends them. The three were selected after failure of the forces in a charge, and the film highlights the insanity of war.
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The Racers 1955 N/R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Henry Hathaway
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Bella Darvi, Gilbert Roland, Cesar Romero, Lee J. Cobb, Katy Jurado, Charles Goldner, John Hudson, George Dolenz, John Wengraf
This look at auto race driving on the European circuit features Gino (Kirk Douglas) who faces a dilemma–love of racing versus devotion to his wife Nicole (Bella Darvi).
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Scalawag 1973 G, 93 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Kirk Douglas
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Mark Lester, Neville Brand, George Eastman, Don Stroud, Lesley-Anne Down, Phil Brown, Danny DeVito, Mel Blanc, Davor Antolic
A one-legged pirate (Kirk Douglas) helps Jamie (Mark Lester) and Lucy-Ann (Leslie Anne Down) look for a lost treasure. Stupid, but not bad for a rainy day.
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The Secret 1992 TV, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Karen Arthur
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Bruce Boxleitner, Brock Peters, Laura Harrington, Jesse R. Tendler, Anne Twomey, Kathleen McNenny, Stanley Anderson, Skipp Sudduth, John Christopher Jones, Richard Donat
Mike (Kirk Douglas) suffers from dyslexia but keeps it secret, convinced that he would bring shame if revealed. When his grandson is diagnosed with the same problem, Mike must reveal his secret. Made for TV.
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Seven Days in May 1964 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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 Spartacus 1960 N/R, 196 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Drama / Romance
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Jean Simmons, Peter Ustinov, Charles Laughton, Tony Curtis, Nina Foch, Herbert Lom, John Ireland, Woody Strode, John Gavin, John Dall, Charles McGraw, Joanna Barnes, Harold J. Stone
This story begins when the slave, Spartacus (Kirk Douglas), is sold to Biatus (Peter Ustinov). During his subsequent training as a gladiator, Spartacus leads the other slaves in a rebellion, and they make their way to southern Italy. Meanwhile in Rome, two senators–Crassus (Laurence Olivier) and Gracchus (Charles Laughton)–envision the slave revolt as their keys to power. But, the interference from Crassus and Gracchus does not deter Spartacus and the slaves from their march to freedom. Peter Ustinov won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, and Russell Metty won for Best Cinematography. There were two other Academy Awards (Best Art Direction/Set Decoration and Costume Design) and a nomination for Best Musical Score. 1 User Review
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| | One of the greatest movies ever. | Anonymous 10/15/2007 | | |
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The Story of Three Loves 1953 N/R, 122 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Vincente Minnelli, Gottfried Reinhardt
Cast: Pier Angeli, Ethel Barrymore, Leslie Caron, Kirk Douglas, James Mason, Farley Granger, Agnes Moorehead, Ricky Nelson, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Richard Anderson
While traveling on an ocean liner, three passengers remember their love stories in this movie which is actually a trio of short films.
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The Strange Love of Martha Ivers 1946 N/R, 117 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lewis Milestone
Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Van Heflin, Kirk Douglas, Lizabeth Scott, Judith Anderson, Roman Bohnen, Darryl Hickman, Ann Doran, Frank Orth, James Flavin
Martha Ivers (Barbara Stanwyck) is a domineering wife living with her weak husband, Walter (Kirk Douglas). Both share a dark secret relating to the murder of Martha's aunt. When Sam (Van Heflin) returns to town, the secret threatens to be exposed.
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Strangers When We Meet 1960 N/R, 117 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard Quine
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Kim Novak, Ernie Kovacs, Barbara Rush, Walter Matthau, Virginia Bruce, Kent Smith, Paul Picerni, Helen Gallagher, John Bryant
Well-to-do architect Larry Coe (Kirk Douglas) becomes enamored with his neighbor, Maggie Gault (Kim Novak). Ignoring their respective mates, Larry and Maggie plunge into a torrid affair.
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Take Me Home Again 1994 TV, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: The Lies Boys Tell
Director: Tom McLoughlin
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Craig T. Nelson, Bess Armstrong, Bonnie Bartlett, Richard Gilliland, Ernest Thompson, Nancy McLoughlin, Lee Garlington, Anne Haney, Jason Hervey, Eileen Brennan, Marley Shelton
Elderly Ed Reece (Kirk Douglas) wants to spend his final days in the town where he was born. He talks his son (Craig T. Nelson) into accompanying him on this, his final journey. Based on a novel ("The Lies Boys Tell") by Lamar Herrin.
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There Was a Crooked Man... 1970 R, 125 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Henry Fonda, Hume Cronyn, Warren Oates, Burgess Meredith, John Randolph, Arthur O'Connell, Martin Gabel, Michael Blodgett, Claudia McNeil
When Paris Pittman Jr. (Kirk Douglas) is caught stealing and sent to prison, the warden (Henry Fonda) takes a special interest in him in this Comedy/Western.
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To Catch a Spy 1971 N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Mystery
aka: Catch Me a Spy
Director: Dick Clement
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Marlene Jobert, Trevor Howard, Tom Courtenay, Bernard Blier, Patrick Mower, Richard Pearson, Bernadette Lafont, Garfield Morgan, Isabel Dean, Sacha Pitoeff
After her husband is arrested for smuggling literary works, the wife finds herself becoming involved in Cold War espionage.
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Top Secret Affair 1957  N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: H.C. Potter
Cast: Susan Hayward, Kirk Douglas, Paul Stewart, Jim Backus, John Cromwell, Roland Winters, Michael Fox, Frank Gerstle, Arthur Gould-Porter, Charles(2) Lane
When journalist Dottie Peale (Susan Hayward) tries to write an expose on Major General Melville Goodwin (Kirk Douglas), love gets in the way. 1 User Review
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| | throughly enlighting | donoharm 09/22/2007 | | like most movies this has a touch of truth. reporters are as unscruplous then as they are today. so many time it seem no one wants the truth, only dirt. pity! |
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Tough Guys 1986 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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| | Xcelent | kiko 06/26/2009 | | great act |
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Town Without Pity 1961 N/R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Gottfried Reinhardt
Cast: Kirk Douglas, E.G. Marshall, Robert Blake, Richard Jaeckel, Christine Kaufmann, Stefan Schnabel, Alan Gifford, Barbara Rutting, Hans Nielsen, Frank Sutton
American GIs are accused of raping a young German girl. This is the story of her fellow townspeople's indignation and demand for retribution.
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Two Weeks in Another Town 1962 N/R, 106 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Edward G. Robinson, Cyd Charisse, George Hamilton, Claire Trevor, Daliah Lavi, James Gregory, Rosanna Schiaffino, George Macready, Stefan Schnabel
While making a movie in Rome, actor Jack Andrus (Kirk Douglas) realizes that he must trust in himself in this film-within-a-film.
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Ulysses 1954 N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Adventure
aka: Ulisse
Director: Mario Camerini, Mario Bava
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Silvana Mangano, Anthony Quinn, Rossana Podesta, Sylvie, Franco Interlenghi, Piero Lulli, Teresa Pellati, Jacques Dumesnil, Daniel Ivernel, Elena Zareschi, Evi Maltagliati, Ludmilla Dudarova, Tania Weber, Alessandro Fersen
Following the Trojan War, Ulysses (Kirk Douglas) journeys home to Ithaca where his faithful wife Penelope (Silvana Mangano) and son Telemachus (Franco Interlinghi) wait for his return. Ulysses encounters numerous obstacles along the way–including Cyclops, singing Sirens that induce madness, and deceptive Circe (also Silvana Mangano). Finally, after many years, Ulysses arrives home to Penelope where one final challenge awaits.
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Victory at Entebbe 1976 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 Vikings 1958 N/R, 114 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Richard Fleischer
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Tony Curtis, Ernest Borgnine, Janet Leigh, Maxine Audley, Frank Thring, James Donald, Alexander Knox, Edric Connor, Dandy Nichols
Ernest Borgnine is great in this epic film about the mighty Vikings and their exploits. Good photography and very entertaining. 1 User Review
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| | A truly remarkable movie | Anonymous 10/15/2007 | | |
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The Villain 1979 PG, 93 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Hal Needham
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Ann - Margret, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Paul Lynde, Strother Martin, Ruth Buzzi, Jack Elam, Foster Brooks, Robert Tessier, Mel Tillis
In this very funny flick the bad guy, Cactus Jack (Kirk Douglas), just cannot manage to get the attention of Charming Jones (Ann-Margret) who has her sights set on Handsome Stranger (Arnold Schwarzenegger) who is too innocent for his own good. Panned by many, this reviewer thinks this live-action roadrunner film is just what you need when you want to relax and have fun and a few laughs.
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The Walls of Jericho 1948 N/R, 111 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John M. Stahl
Cast: Cornel Wilde, Linda Darnell, Anne Baxter, Kirk Douglas, Ann Dvorak, Marjorie Rambeau, Henry Hull, Barton MacLane, Colleen Townsend
Small-town life in Jericho, Kansas is NOT what Dave (Cornel Wilde) wants for himself. His wife belittles his dreams, but his law partner's wife apparently understands his unhappiness and comes to the rescue.
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The War Wagon 1967 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Burt Kennedy
Cast: John Wayne, Kirk Douglas, Howard Keel, Robert Walker Jr., Keenan Wynn, Bruce Dern, Gene Evans, Bruce Cabot, Joanna Barnes, Sheb Wooley
Wanting revenge for being framed and sent to prison, Taw Jackson (John Wayne) gets help from his friend, Lomax (Kirk Douglas). Together, they try to hijack an armored wagon filled with gold. But–Lomax has been hired by the dastardly framer to kill Taw.
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The Way West 1967 N/R, 122 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Andrew V. McLaglen
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Robert Mitchum, Richard Widmark, Lola Albright, Sally Field, Stubby Kaye, Jack Elam, Michael Witney, Katherine Justice, Michael McGreevey, Harry Carey Jr., Connie Sawyer, William Lundigan, Elisabeth Fraser, John Mitchum
A.B. Guthrie Jr. wrote the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel on which this film is based. It depicts the 1840s' journey of Missouri farmers, led by Senator William J. Tadlock (Kirk Douglas), trekking along the Oregon Trail to resettle farther west. This was Sally Field's first feature film, and she stands out in her debut.
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Young Man with a Horn 1950 N/R, 111 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Lauren Bacall, Doris Day, Hoagy Carmichael, Juano Hernandez, Nestor Paiva, Mary Beth Hughes, Jerome Cowan, Walter Reed, Jack Kruschen
Following the demise of his marriage, Rick Martin (Kirk Douglas) has only his trumpet and alcohol for solace. Jo Jordan (Doris Day) is a young singer who helps Martin out of his psychological fog.
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| 1. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
2. Ace in the Hole (1951)
aka: The Big Carnival
3. Act of Love (1953)
4. Along the Great Divide (1951)
5. The Arrangement (1969)
6. The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
7. The Big Sky (1952)
8. The Big Trees (1952)
9. The Brotherhood (1968)
10. Cast a Giant Shadow (1966)
11. Champion (1949)
12. Detective Story (1951)
13. The Devil's Disciple (1959)
14. Diamonds (1999)
15. Eddie Macon's Run (1983)
16. The Final Countdown (1980)
17. For Love or Money (1963)
18. The Fury (1978)
19. The Glass Menagerie (1950)
20. Greedy (1994)
21. Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957)
22. A Gunfight (1971)
23. The Heroes of Telemark (1965)
24. Holocaust 2000 (1977)
aka: The Chosen
aka: Rain of Fire
25. Home Movies (1979)
aka: The Maestro
26. The Hook (1963)
27. I Walk Alone (1947)
28. In Harm's Way (1965)
29. The Indian Fighter (1955)
30. Is Paris Burning? (1966)
31. It Runs in the Family (2003)
32. The Juggler (1953)
33. The Last Sunset (1961)
34. Last Train from Gun Hill (1959)
35. A Letter to Three Wives (1949)
36. The Light at the Edge of the World (1971)
37. The List of Adrian Messenger (1963)
38. Lonely Are the Brave (1962)
39. A Lovely Way to Die (1968)
40. Lust for Life (1956)
41. The Man from Snowy River (1982)
42. Man Without a Star (1955)
43. The Master Touch (1972)
aka: Un Uomo Da Rispettare
44. Mourning Becomes Electra (1947)
45. My Dear Secretary (1948)
46. Once Is Not Enough (1975)
aka: Jacqueline Susann's Once Is Not Enough
47. Oscar (1991)
48. Out of the Past (1947)
aka: Build My Gallows High
49. Paths of Glory (1957)
50. Posse (1975)
51. The Racers (1955)
52. Saturn 3 (1980)
53. Scalawag (1973)
54. The Secret (1992)
55. Seven Days in May (1964)
56. Spartacus (1960)
57. The Story of Three Loves (1953)
58. The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946)
59. Strangers When We Meet (1960)
60. Take Me Home Again (1994)
aka: The Lies Boys Tell
61. There Was a Crooked Man... (1970)
62. To Catch a Spy (1971)
aka: Catch Me a Spy
63. Top Secret Affair (1957)
64. Tough Guys (1986)
65. Town Without Pity (1961)
66. Two Weeks in Another Town (1962)
67. Ulysses (1954)
aka: Ulisse
68. Victory at Entebbe (1976)
69. The Vikings (1958)
70. The Villain (1979)
71. The Walls of Jericho (1948)
72. The War Wagon (1967)
73. The Way West (1967)
74. Young Man with a Horn (1950)
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