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The Kentuckian is a 1955 American CinemaScope Western film directed by Burt Lancaster, who also stars. This is one of only two films that Lancaster directed (the other was The Midnight Man), and the only one for which he has sole credit. It is Walter Matthau's film debut. The film is an adaptation of the novel The Gabriel Horn by Felix Holt
The American Film Institute ranks Lancaster as #19 of the greatest male stars of classic Hollywood cinema. [1] Lancaster performed as a circus acrobat in the 1930s. After serving in World War II, the 32-year-old Lancaster landed a role in a Broadway play and drew the attention of a Hollywood agent.
B Western, last film ever released by Republic Pictures. Ride Lonesome: Budd Boetticher: Randolph Scott, Karen Steele, Pernell Roberts, James Best, Lee Van Cleef, James Coburn, Bennie Dobbins, Roy Jenson, Boyd "Red" Morgan: Traditional Western Rio Bravo: Howard Hawks
The characters played by Lee J. Cobb and Robert Ryan are more interesting, but never get a proper chance to influence events. And the Lancaster character, as limited by Winner, seems driven by some unhealthy inner hang-up that causes the whole movie to go sour. Winner should have told us a lot more about his lawman, or a lot less." [13]
Kirk Douglas starred in seven films across the decades with Burt Lancaster: I Walk Alone (1948), Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957), The Devil's Disciple (1959), The List of Adrian Messenger (1963), Seven Days in May (1964), Victory at Entebbe (1976) and Tough Guys (1986), which fixed the notion of the pair as something of a team in the public ...
The Kentuckian may refer to: The Kentuckian, a 1955 Technicolor and CinemaScope adventure film; The Kentuckian, 1954 painting by Thomas Hart Benton based on the film; The Kentuckian, a short silent black and white western film; The Kentuckians 1921 American silent drama film by Charles Maigne.
Pages in category "Films directed by Burt Lancaster" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. ... The Kentuckian (1955 film) M. The Midnight Man ...
The Midnight Man is a 1974 American neo noir mystery film starring and co-directed by Burt Lancaster. The film also stars Susan Clark, Cameron Mitchell, Morgan Woodward, Harris Yulin, Robert Quarry, Joan Lorring, Lawrence Dobkin, Ed Lauter, Mills Watson, Charles Tyner and Catherine Bach. [1]