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Burt Lancaster

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Killers, TheKillers, The (1946) Recommended
Dir. Robert Siodmak
Feat. Edmond O'Brien, Burt Lancaster, Ava Gardner
Textbook film noir has insurance investigator Edmund O'Brien auditing the curious death of prize–fighter Burt Lancaster, in a series of…
Desert FuryDesert Fury (1947)
Dir. Lewis Allen
Feat. Lizabeth Scott, John Hodiak, Burt Lancaster
Small town Nevada desert set suspense focusing around a gambling empire obstinately led by a tough woman whose perfect monopoly is interrupted by her…
Brute ForceBrute Force (1947) Recommended
Dir. Jules Dassin
Feat. Burt Lancaster, Hume Cronyn, Charles Bickford
Surprisingly visceral and violent for its time, this prison drama sees Lancaster play a tough inmate in Westgate Penitentiary who decides to wage war…
Sorry, Wrong NumberSorry, Wrong Number (1948) Recommended
Dir. Anatole Litvak
Feat. Barbara Stanwyck, Burt Lancaster
The great Barbara Stanwyck cracks up in this crime melodrama, an enjoyably overrought 'visualisation' of what was a gripping and highly successful…
Criss CrossCriss Cross (1948)
Dir. Robert Siodmak
Feat. Burt Lancaster, Yvonne De Carlo, Dan Duryea
Film noir stars Lancaster as Steve Thompson, a love–lorn armored truck driver obsessed with air–headed ex–wife Anna (De Carlo) who…
Flame and the Arrow, TheFlame and the Arrow, The (1950)
Dir. Jacques Tourneur
Feat. Burt Lancaster, Virginia Mayo, Nick Cravat
Middling, though colourful medieval epic with Lancaster leading as a 'Robin Hood' who leads the peasants of Lombardy into a revolt against the local…
Crimson Pirate, TheCrimson Pirate, The (1952) Recommended
Dir. Robert Siodmak
Feat. Burt Lancaster
Camp swashbuckler stars Burt Lancaster as a spirited pirate who leads an island people's revolt against a ruling tyrant. Rollicking entertainment…
Come Back, Little ShebaCome Back, Little Sheba (1952) Recommended
Dir. Daniel Mann
Feat. Burt Lancaster, Shirley Booth, Terry Moore
An affecting melodrama based on William Inge's stageplay, concerning a loveless marriage, alcoholism and the price of misplaced love. Burt…
From Here to EternityFrom Here to Eternity (1953) Recommended
Dir. Fred Zinnemann
Feat. Frank Sinatra, Burt Lancaster, Deborah Kerr
Frank Sinatra established himself an actor alongside Burt Lancaster in this account of life at a Honolulu barracks at the time of Pearl Harbour.…
Vera CruzVera Cruz (1954) Recommended
Dir. Robert Aldrich
Feat. Gary Cooper, Burt Lancaster
Humour and suspense reflect the uneasy alliance of Gary Cooper and Burt Lancaster who collaborate to depose a corrupt Emperor in 1860s Mexico.
ApacheApache (1954)
Dir. Robert Aldrich
Feat. Burt Lancaster, Jean Peters, John McIntire
Although now dated in it's treatment of the subject – like casting the blue–eyed Lancaster as an Apache Indian – at the time this…
Kentuckian, TheKentuckian, The (1955)
Dir. Burt Lancaster
Feat. Burt Lancaster, Dianne Foster, Diana Lynn
Western directed by and starring Burt Lancaster, an adaptation of the novel The Gabriel Horn by Felix Holt. Beautifully shot in Kentucky and…
TrapezeTrapeze (1956)
Dir. Carol Reed
Feat. Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis, Gina Lollobrigida
Surprisingly well–realised drama, which sets a love–triangle (Lancaster, Curtis, Lollobrigida) in the world of European circus…
Gunfight at the O.K. CorralGunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957) Recommended
Dir. John Sturges
Feat. Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Rhonda Fleming
The legendary Doc Holliday–Wyatt Earp clash with the Clayton gang with Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas in the leading spurs. A textbook Western.
Sweet Smell of SuccessSweet Smell of Success (1957) Aro Favourite
Dir. Alexander Mackendrick
Feat. Tony Curtis, Burt Lancaster
New York–style cynicism reaches its apogee in this bitter pill from the 50s, with press agent Tony Curtis playing self–degrading lapdog…
Separate TablesSeparate Tables (1958) Recommended
Dir. Delbert Mann
Feat. Deborah Kerr, Rita Hayworth, David Niven
Fascinating melodrama contrasts individuals in a tea house at an English seaside resort. Sharp script gives the A–list talent much to chew…
Run Silent, Run DeepRun Silent, Run Deep (1958) Recommended
Dir. Robert Wise
Feat. Clark Gable, Burt Lancaster
One of the best WWII submarine movies, this pits Commander Clark Gable against rebel Lt. Burt Lancaster as together they patrol the deeps.
Unforgiven, TheUnforgiven, The (1960)
Dir. John Huston
Feat. Audrey Hepburn, Burt Lancaster
Audrey Hepburn plays an adopted ranchers daughter who becomes the focus of a racist furore when her Indian roots are discovered.
Elmer GantryElmer Gantry (1960) Recommended
Dir. Richard Brooks
Feat. Burt Lancaster, Shirley Jones
The Sinclair Lewis novel set in the American Midwest of the 20s, is splashed across the screen in true barnstorming style, with a big–canvas of…
Birdman of AlcatrazBirdman of Alcatraz (1961)
Dir. John Frankenheimer
Feat. Burt Lancaster
A thought–provoking, true–life story of a man sentenced to 60 years in solitary who became a world authority on birdlife. A compelling…
Judgement at NurembergJudgement at Nuremberg (1961)
Dir. Stanley Kramer
Feat. Spencer Tracy, Burt Lancaster, Maximilian Schell
Dramatisation of the trial of the Nazi judges at Nuremberg, facing the patient integrity of Judge Spencer Tracy. Epic, gripping courtroom drama, with…
Young Savages, The Young Savages, The (1961)
Dir. John Frankenheimer
Feat. Burt Lancaster, Dina Merrill, Edward Andrews
Arresting crime drama set on the segregated streets of East Harlem and focused on a district attorney investigating the murder of a blind Puerto…
Leopard, TheLeopard, The (Il Gattopardo) (1963) Aro Favourite
Dir. Luchino Visconti
Feat. Burt Lancaster, Alain Delon, Claudia Cardinale
An Italian classic, concerning the decline of the 19th century Sicilian aristocracy – represented by Burt Lancaster– that fulfils its…
Child is Waiting, AChild is Waiting, A (1963)
Dir. John Cassavetes
Feat. Burt Lancaster, Judy Garland, Gena Rowlands
At a school for disabled children music therapist Judy Garland butts heads with the conservative superintendent Burt Lancaster. Film is of note as…
List Of Adrian Messenger, TheList Of Adrian Messenger, The (1963)
Dir. John Huston
Feat. Kirk Douglas, Robert Mitchum, Tony Curtis
An intelligence officer is on the trail of a psychopath intent on working his bloody way through a seemingly unrelated list of…
Seven Days in MaySeven Days in May (1964) Recommended
Dir. John Frankenheimer
Feat. Kirk Douglas, Burt Lancaster
Kirk Douglas stumbles upon a conspiracy led by General Burt Lancaster, to bring down the US President (who goes and signs treaties with the…
Train, TheTrain, The (1964)
Dir. John Frankenheimer
Feat. Burt Lancaster, Paul Scofield, Jeanne Moreau
Burt Lancaster leads the French Resistance in stopping (or at least diverting) a train used by the Nazis to steal precious French art treasures in…
Hallelujah Trail, TheHallelujah Trail, The (1965)
Dir. John Sturges
Feat. Burt Lancaster, Lee Remick, Donald Pleasence
Unusual western adventure about a wagon train of whisky that becomes the target of the US cavalry, the Temperance League and local Indians. Overlong…
Professionals, TheProfessionals, The (1966)
Dir. Richard Brooks
Feat. Burt Lancaster, Lee Marvin, Robert Ryan
A taut precursor to THE WILD BUNCH, with a gang of American mercenaries making an incursion into Mexican territory to rescue a beautiful hostage…
Swimmer, TheSwimmer, The (1968) Recommended
Dir. Frank Perry
Feat. Burt Lancaster, Kim Hunter, Janice Rule
Burt Lancaster decides to swim from pool to pool on his way home on a hot afternoon, each swim evoking different memories and events in this unique…

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