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Well, the co-worker watched Elmer Gantry and agreed that it's not a comedy. But he'd never heard of Burt Lancaster before ... how is that possible? or am I just that old or he's that young???
You'd think if nothing else that iconic scene in From Here to Eternity would make Lancaster a household name even today.
or am I just that old or he's that young???
That one. But, you know... me too!
Matt, I know that scene and I know who Burt Lancaster is, but off hand I wouldn't have remembered that was him.
Burt Lancaster to me is The Crimson Pirate, and Local Hero, and that weird movie where he was swimming home through all the pools in his town, or something.
Matt, I know that scene and I know who Burt Lancaster is, but off hand I wouldn't have remembered that was him.
Same.
oh! The Crimson Pirate! my sister and I nearly drove our mother crazy when one of the local TV stations was showing it over and over and over again ... and we had to watch every. single. showing.
There's a kind of companion movie called The Flame and the Arrow - he plays kind of a William Tell (super archer) fighting to free his people (Lombards if I remember correctly) from their cruel overlords.
I'd like to add Trapeze, where he got to use his acrobatic training. The plot itself is fairly standard run-of-the-mill romantic triangle stuff. On the other hand, Lancaster, Tony Curtis, and Gina Lollobrigida play the sides of the triangle while wearing circus acrobat costumes. So there's at least a lot of eye candy.
The Crimson Pirate for sure. Plus he was Moonlight Graham in Field of Dreams.