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Kirk Douglas
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Kirk Douglas (December 9, 1916) is an American stage and film actor, film producer and author. His popular films include Champion (1949), Ace in the Hole (1951), The Bad and the Beautiful (1952), Lust for Life (1956), Paths of Glory (1957), Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957) Spartacus (1960), and Lonely Are the Brave (1962).
He is #17 on the American Film Institute's list of the greatest male American screen legends of all time. In 1996, he received the Academy Honorary Award "for 50 years as a creative and moral force in the motion picture community."
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Known Movies: 59Kirk Douglas (December 9, 1916) is an American stage and film actor, film producer and author. His popular films include Champion (1949), Ace in the Hole (1951), The Bad and the Beautiful (1952), Lust for Life (1956), Paths of Glory (1957), Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957) Spartacus (1960), and Lonely Are the Brave (1962).
He is #17 on the American Film Institute's list of the greatest male American screen legends of all time. In 1996, he received the Academy Honorary Award "for 50 years as a creative and moral force in the motion picture community."
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Birthday: 1916-12-09
Place of Birth: Amsterdam, New York, USA
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2008 | Meurtres à l'Empire State Building … Jim Kovalski |
2004 | Illusion … Donald Baines |
2003 | It Runs in the Family … Mitchell Gromberg |
2000 | Diamonds … Harry Agensky |
1994 | Greedy … Uncle Joe McTeague |
1991 | Oscar … Eduardo Provolone |
1986 | Tough Guys … Archie Long |
1983 | Eddie Macon's Run … Carl 'Buster' Marzack |
1982 | The Man from Snowy River … Harrison / Spur |
1982 | Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid … (in "I Walk Alone") (archive footage) |
1981 | Home Movies … Dr. Tuttle |
1980 | Saturn 3 … Adam |
1980 | The Final Countdown … Capt. Matthew Yelland |
1979 | The Villain … Cactus Jack |
1978 | Holocaust 2000 … Robert Caine |
1978 | The Fury … Peter Sandza |
1976 | Victory at Entebbe … Herschel Vilnofsky |
1975 | Posse … Howard Nightingale |
1973 | Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde … Dr. Jekyll |
1973 | Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde … Mr. Hyde |
1972 | Un uomo da rispettare … Steve Wallace |
1971 | A Gunfight … Will Tenneray |
1970 | There Was a Crooked Man... … Paris Pitman, Jr. |
1969 | The Arrangement … Eddie Anderson |
1968 | The Brotherhood … Frank Ginetta |
1967 | The Way West … Sen. William J. Tadlock |
1967 | The War Wagon … Lomax |
1966 | Paris brûle-t-il? … General Patton |
1966 | Cast a Giant Shadow … Col. David 'Mickey' Marcus |
1966 | The Heroes of Telemark … Dr. Rolf Pedersen |
1965 | In Harm's Way … Commander Paul Eddington, Jr. |
1964 | Seven Days in May … Col. Martin 'Jiggs' Casey |
1963 | The List of Adrian Messenger … George Brougham / Vicar Atlee / Mr. Pythian / Arthur Henderson |
1962 | Lonely Are the Brave … John W. "Jack" Burns |
1960 | Spartacus … Spartacus |
1959 | Last Train from Gun Hill … Marshal Matt Morgan |
1959 |
1958 | The Vikings … Einar |
1957 | Paths of Glory … Col. Dax |
1957 | Gunfight at the O.K. Corral … Dr. John 'Doc' Holliday |
1956 | Lust for Life … Vincent Van Gogh |
1955 | Ulisse … Ulysses |
1955 |
1955 | The Indian Fighter … Johnny Hawks |
1954 | 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea … Ned Land |
1952 | The Bad and The Beautiful … Jonathan Shields |
1952 | The Big Trees … Jim Fallon |
1952 | The Big Sky … Jim Deakins |
1951 | Along the Great Divide … Marshal Len Merrick |
1951 | Ace in the Hole … Chuck Tatum |
1951 | Detective Story … Det. James 'Jim' McLeod |
1950 | Young Man with a Horn … Rick Martin |
1950 | The Glass Menagerie … Jim O'Connor |
1949 | A Letter to Three Wives … George Phipps |
1949 | Champion … Michael 'Midge' Kelly |
1949 | My Dear Secretary … Owen Waterbury |
1948 | I Walk Alone … Noll 'Dink' Turner |
1947 | Out of the Past … Whit Sterling |
1947 | Morning Becomes Electra … Peter Niles |
1946 | The Strange Love of Martha Ivers … Walter O'Neil |
Directing
1975 | Posse … Director |
Production
1960 | Spartacus … Executive Producer |
| Burt Lancaster senses that they may be in trouble. |
This confrontation occurs about two-thirds of the way through the film, and it's a great sequence. Burt Lancaster was a former acrobat and circus performer, and he was always wonderful at using his body. When he finally realizes how little he can do to get what he wants from Dink, he stands alone in the middle of Dink's conference room, his fists balled, bent over in anguish.
I Walk Alone was directed by Byron Haskin and produced by Hal B. Wallis. The screenplay is by Charles Schnee, and it's based on the play Beggars Are Coming to Town by Theodore Reeves.
It's not a bad film, but it's not good enough to be called a classic. Part of the problem is that it too often strays from its most compelling feature, the snarling macho men at its center who oppose each other. I was really caught up in the story when Dink denies Frankie his half and Frankie vows to kill him, but then the story veers into less interesting territory. Where does Dave's loyalty lie? What does Dink have over Dave? Will Dave be able to break free? Does Kay really love Frankie? And so on.
Lancaster and Douglas are both outsized personalities who dominate the screen. By the time things come to a head two-thirds of the way through the film, the picture might have been more compelling if it focused solely on them and their head-to-head conflict, instead of spinning off a variety of plot threads.
The film ends with a shootout in a darkened room that we've seen a hundred times before and will probably see a thousand times again. Like everything else in the film, it's not terrible, but it's too run-of-the-mill to be truly outstanding.
I Walk Alone is definitely worth seeing if you're a die-hard fan of either of the two lead actors, and worth a look for film noir fans who've never seen it. If, however, you're looking for something truly great, I Walk Alone never quite rises above the level of entertaining mediocrity.
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