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He appeared in 85 movies with genre breakdown as: drama (51); romance (23); westerns (15); comedy (14); action/adv (14) and war (10). He appeared in film during five decades with the majority of his movies (60%) being released in the 40s, 50s and 60s.
In the early 1960s, Lancaster starred in a string of critically successful films, each in very disparate roles. Playing a charismatic biblical con-man in Elmer Gantry in 1960 won him the Academy Award and the Golden Globe for Best Actor.
YearFilmProduction CompanyDistribution Company1948Norma Productions / Harold Hecht ...Universal - International Pictures1950Norma Productions / Frank Ross ...1951Norma Productions / Halburt Productions1952Norma Productions / Halburt ProductionsApr 22, 2024 · Over the years Burt Lancaster has become known for playing characters in Western movies, so this list is the perfect resource for finding some you haven't already seen. List movies range from Vera Cruz to The Professionals.
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The Unforgiven: Directed by John Huston. With Burt Lancaster, Audrey Hepburn, Audie Murphy, John Saxon. The neighbors of a frontier family turn on them when it is suspected that their adopted daughter was stolen from the local Kiowa tribe.
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The Young Savages is a 1961 American crime drama film directed by John Frankenheimer and starring Burt Lancaster. It was written by Edward Anhalt from a novel by Evan Hunter. [2]
The Unforgiven is a 1960 American Western film directed by John Huston, and starring Burt Lancaster and Audrey Hepburn. Filmed in Durango , Mexico, the supporting cast features Audie Murphy , Charles Bickford , Lillian Gish , John Saxon , Joseph Wiseman , Doug McClure and Albert Salmi .
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Handsome, athletic, confident, and wildly talented, Burt Lancaster acted in some of the finest films and created many indelible characters over his 45 year film career. Lancaster transitioned from leading man to mature character actor, to senior roles flawlessly and always with excellence and style.