In 1946, Lancaster made his feature-film debut in the classic film noir The Killers, earning him instant critical and popular success. He soon became known for his versatility, playing a variety of roles in Westerns, comedies and melodrama. In 1954, he earned his first Oscar nod for From Here to Eternity and won the statuette for his role as a sleazy circus-tent evangelist in Elmer Gantry (1960).
Lancaster went on to receive two more Oscar nominations for Birdman of Alcatraz and Atlantic City. His other notable films include Sorry, Wrong Number; The Rainmaker; Sweet Smell of Success; and Field of Dreams. He died Oct. 20, 1994.
AddThe TrainDuring World War II, a French train engineer (Burt Lancaster) attempts to stop a Nazi-led train from leaving France with valuable works of art stolen from a museum. Lancaster performs all of his own stunts in this action-filled drama from influential from director John Frankenheimer (Birdman of... Read More
AddFrom Here to EternityThis gripping adaptation of James Jones's novel about army life in Hawaii in the idyllic days just before December 7, 1941, boasts one of the hottest love scenes in screen history: Burt Lancaster and Deborah Kerr rolling around in the sandy surf. All told, the film won eight Oscars, including awards... Read More
AddSeven Days in MayMilitary aide Kirk Douglas stumbles across a plot by his boss (Burt Lancaster) to overthrow the U.S. president (Fredric March), who has just negotiated a controversial peace treaty. Douglas' dilemma: Follow orders and remain silent, or betray his boss. Director John Frankenheimer demonstrates the... Read More
AddZulu DawnDouglas Hickox helms this authentically staged epic dramatizing the clash between thousands of Zulu warriors and a considerably smaller number of British soldiers stationed in Natal, South Africa, in 1879. Focusing on the Battle of Isandhlwana, one of England's most notorious military blunders, the... Read More
Add AllThe KillersErnest Hemingway's short story "The Killers" was turned into two memorable films that bookended the high period of the noir genre. Disc 1 contains the original 1946 Robert Siodmak version starring Burt Lancaster as "the Swede," an aging boxer who's brought in for an underground job. To view the 1964... Read More
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