DVD: Burt Lancaster

DVD: Burt Lancaster

DVD:

Burt Lancaster

Burt Lancaster, Lee Marvin

Sony Pictures, 2005

A classic Western beautifully presented on Blu-ray!
I bought this after reading about it on the net, having never seen the movie. This is a man movie, make no mistake. Burt Lancaster. Lee Marvin. Jack Palance. What more needs to be said? The characters are cool, the action is well scripted, the dialog near-perfect, ...

Judgment at Nuremberg

Spencer Tracy, Burt Lancaster

MGM (Video & DVD), 2004

A Film for All Seasons
Written by Abby Mann, directed by Stanley Kramer, "Judgment at Nuremberg" is one of those rare movies that keeps you in its clutches for a very short three hours. Set in 1948 this 1961 film covers the Nuremberg trials when judges were put on trial for their decisions ...

The Train

Burt Lancaster, Paul Scofield

MGM (Video & DVD), 1999

Riveting action and suspense as the French Resistance attempts to stop a Nazi train full of looted artwork
If "The Train" isn't Burt Lancaster's finest film, it must certainly be included in the top two or three. Lancaster gives an outstanding performance as Paul Labiche, a resourceful French station master working with the Resistance to prevent the retreating German army ...

Local Hero

Burt Lancaster, Peter Riegert

Warner Home Video, 1999

It is written in the stars
What do you get when you have an oil tycoon and a young businessman wanting to change a sleepy village into the "petrol capital of the free world?" The 1983 enchanting film, LOCAL HERO, written and directed by Bill Forsyth and produced by David Puttnam who is best ...

The Hallelujah Trail

Burt Lancaster, Lee Remick

MGM (Video & DVD), 2001

The first- and still best-Mocumentary?
This is one of my favorite movies. It is a very warmly told send up of every historical documentary ever made about any conflict. Many fine actors are featured but the two who truly stand out are Burt Lancaster and Lee Remick. Lee Remicks portayal of Cora Templeton ...

Seven Days in May

Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas

Warner Home Video, 2000

Still works today
Some of the best actors in Hollywood are in this film, but the best performance, as far as I am concerned is by Burt Lancaster. When I read this book and saw the movie as a teenager, it scared me to death to think how easy it would have been to topple our government. ...

Run Silent, Run Deep

Clark Gable, Burt Lancaster

MGM (Video & DVD), 1999

Look to the seas and look back to the good old days
When you look at 1958's RUN SILENT, RUN DEEP directed by Robert Wise you can see the intellect, craftsmanship and most importantly the emotionally charged energy that went into the making of this film. Director Robert Wise was always the consummate professional ...

Zulu Dawn

Burt Lancaster; Peter O'Toole; Sir John Mills; Bob Hoskins

Tango Entertainment, 2005

The forgotten epic
It is exciting to find this available for US distribution as it was previously only found in other region code DVD offerings, you had to have a non-region player to see it. The photography is grand and the score works. The opening and closing titles are wonderful ...

Field of Dreams (Widescreen Two-Disc Anniversary Edition)

Kevin Costner, Amy Madigan

Universal Studios, 2004

field of dreams
Field of Dreams...was about baseball,but in a fantasy way.I really love it.Kevin Costner,Amy Madigan,Earl Jones,and the rest of the cast were real great in this movie too.It's a family movie i would highly recommened everyone to watch it.

The Leopard - Criterion Collection

Luchino Visconti, Burt Lancaster

Criterion, 2004

Well worth a second viewing with the English commentary on
Other reviewers have provided plenty of information on this film which I won't repeat here. Nor will I indulge in a bout of political or philosophic pontification which does little justice to the viewer's independent judgement or the film itself. In response to some ...

Go Tell the Spartans

Burt Lancaster, Craig Wasson

Hbo Home Video, 2005

FULLSCREEN release is not for the movie purist
I have watched this movie before on VHS. So when I saw that AMAZON had it on DVD I was delighted. However, then I noticed that it was released in FULLSCREEN. I would hope that the studios would re-release the movies in the aspect ratio that the movies were originally ...

The Unforgiven

Burt Lancaster, Audrey Hepburn

MGM (Video & DVD), 2003

Uplifting story about life in pioneer days
"The Unforgiven" is a wonderful movie starring Burt lancaster and Audrey Hepburn that weaves a number of themes into a tapestry of beautiful colors. It depicts, with a great deal of honesty, the struggles of the pioneer families in the Southwest, fighting the Kiowa ...

Cops: 20th Anniversary Edition

Harry Newman (VII), Burt Lancaster

20th Century Fox, 2008

A+++ To the censor
I was very pleased to find that the dvd material is edited just as the television series. I personally don't care for foul language but do enjoy watching the law in action. My husband is an officer, so as a supporting citizen of our officers, I am pleased at the ...

Sorry, Wrong Number

Barbara Stanwyck, Burt Lancaster

Paramount, 2002

"There's someone on the stairs!"
Leona (Barbara Stanwyck) is a rich invalid who is driving her husband (Burt Lancaster) crazy with her attempts to keep him dependent on her financially. When one night he doesn't come home, Leona attempts to call him. Picking up the receiver, she discovers the line in ...

Sweet Smell of Success

Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis

MGM (Video & DVD), 2001

Holy Crap!!
I always sort of put off seeing this even though I've heard good things about it. I think it was because Tony Curtis is in it and the only thing I've ever seen him do were really bad introductions to some Alfred Hitchcock DVDs. In those introductions, Curtis fumbled ...