Top 5 BURT LANCASTER Films

A discussion and analysis of five of my favorite Burt Lancaster films.
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[@JimBobH13]

His athleticism in "Trapeze" and "The Crimson Pirate" is unparalleled in movies.

[@normankelley]

Lancaster has always been a favorite of mine. I've always been impressed by his range.

[@bennettoberfeld614]

A great supporting performance in "Field of Dreams".

[@Buffaloc]

Elmer Gantry is in a class by itself. I have seen all of these at least two times. From Here to Eternity and Birdman of Alcatraz are imortant.

[@rafaelcmvasquez]

✨️ Burt lancaster✨️ will always be remembered as one of the Greatest Troubadours of Life Ever without a doubt he's the actors actor ✨️🎭✨️

[@waynej2608]

Impressive list. As a huge Lancaster fan, I agree with those films. Good to see The Swimmer and The Leopard get mentioned. My #1 Lancaster performance is his portrayal of J.J. Hunsecker in Sweet Smell of Success. Just off the charts! He has such a solid resume. Besides the ones already mentioned, I'd add Criss Cross, The Killers, Sorry Wrong Number(his wonderful '40s noir run), the western The Lawman, and the wonderfully offbeat, Local Hero. Great actor, sorely missed!

[@WyldIndigo]

i would add Valdez is coming to your list

[@Lobotomy59]

Loved the Swimmer, tho few I know have seen it. But The Train is my favorite of all of Burt's movies....

[@craigappleton938]

The opening scene of The Killers.

[@diannewallace4829]

I'm surprised not to see The Rose Tattoo and Unforgiven not mentioned here. 2 of my favs in the old Drive-In circuit of the fifties. I must have watched The Crimson Pirate 50 times on the black and white tv when I was a kid..

[@azohundred1353]

Great picks! I'd also say Brute Force (1947) and Seven Days In May (1964) also feature fantastic performances from Burt. From Here To Eternity (1953) and The Professionals (1966) as well. Thanks for this tribute to Burt Lancaster. He definitely deserves more recognition in modern times, in my opinion. He's quite underrated nowadays and seems to only be known to some people as "The old guy from Field Of Dreams"(although he is great in that, too). Hopefully, your list will open some eyes to what an incredible talent he was. Bona Fide Legend of the classic era.

[@madnickmedia]

I LOVE Brute Force and Seven Days in May, anytime Burt and Kirk are together it's gonna be a great movie!

[@azohundred1353]

@@madnickmedia I agree 100%. Burt and Kirk made a great team(or enemies) in movies. Gunfight At The OK Corral was even in your Top 10 Western recommendations video! They were a great duo.

[@wyliesmith4244]

@@madnickmedia I saw Devil's Disciple at age ten when it came out. Kirk Douglas and Lawrence Olivier get the good lines. Burt's best film? No But GB Shaw's play make this my favorite. And I have seen virtually all of Burt's movies.

[@brianlawton8172]

Great picks! always heard mixed reviews on "the swimmer" so will have to check it out. Also great in "the professionals" (1966) and "l walk alone" (1947)

[@RKwrites870]

As the story goes that Clarke gable advised Gary cooper not to work with Burt Lancaster in "Vera cruz"simply warning cooper that this young man will blow you away from the screen,well i think Lancaster would blow anyone from the screen because he was the most charismatic, energetic with great looks and body stature actor ever to embrace the silver screen and probably thats why he stayed at the top till the end of his absolutely amazing career,May god bless his soul

[@peterpellechia5985]

Then gable worked with him in run silent run deep,ironic.i dont think he blew either away either because i dont think burt was about upstaging anyone in a film.he was a gentleman

[@RKwrites870]

@@peterpellechia5985 yes they did work together in the submarine drama Run silent Run deep but both of the characters these legends played were very subtle and movie it self floated in very slow pace unlike Vera cruz which was fast and furious and where Lancasters character was charming, energetic yet also vicious,i think you need to read my comment again,i did not say Lancaster tried to upstage his co-stars deliberately what i meant was that Lancaster had that unique charismatic personality and a very powerful screen presence.

[@peterpellechia5985]

@@RKwrites870 i know you didbt,i was refering to what you said about gable warning cooper.i dont think cooper had anything to worry about

[@RKwrites870]

@@peterpellechia5985 Yes Gable did advise cooper but how true the story is i don't know but its been often qouted in many documentaries etc,etc in relation with Lancaster and Vera cruz, yes you are right Gary cooper had nothing to worry about otherwise he would not have worked with Lancaster which also proves how a true professional Cooper was and i think all the greats of Hollywood were very dedicated and true professionals.

[@peterpellechia5985]

@@RKwrites870 i love cooper,gable and lancaster.cooper just had a career resurgence,i dont think he had anything to worry about

[@romanclay1913]

FROM HERE TO ETERNITY.

[@madnickmedia]

I’ll put it in my Montgomery Clift video, great film!

[@kentlewis987]

The Rainmaker is also worth a watch.

[@sakhemit]

As a long time fan of Lancaster who went to my high school-I cannot leave out his supporting roles in “Judgment at Nuremberg” and “Field of Dreams” and “Vera Cruz” and “The Professionals” with an amazing cast in all

[@richardscanlan3419]

Vera Cruz andThe Professionlals are excellent picks.

[@madnickmedia]

Judgment is one of my favorite films of all time, was gonna save it for a courtroom drama video!

[@richardscanlan3419]

@@madnickmedia if you want court room dramas - 12 Angry Men. A Town Without Pity.

[@madnickmedia]

@@richardscanlan3419 I love 12 Angry and I’ve heard of Town Without Pity but haven’t seen it yet, I’ll give it a watch!

[@richardscanlan3419]

@@madnickmedia you won't be disappointed. ATWP is based on real events.

[@BernardTassart]

The birdman of Alcatraz ???but nevertheless...a very good list,I can hear your cinematic knowledge and passion !!! Great stuff,appreciated and greetings all the way from Belgium 😊

[@madnickmedia]

I love Birdman! Great film 😊

[@wmtarrant573]

I agree with "The train", but you missed big time on "Seven Days in May".

[@madnickmedia]

I love that film, need to rewatch!

[@mauricioduron3193]

​@@madnickmedia General James Matoon Scott! The toe-to-toe sequence vs. the president of the US (Fredric March, superlative, too) is good enough to make this a list of six great performances.

[@edschober917]

Have you all missed The Professionals! Lancaster at his finest and a great western! In my mind, one of the most magnetic actors of all time! Elmer Gantry is a masterpiece!

[@dan1oval]

The Professionals, the Rainmaker and From Here to Eternity.

[@mikerivet4503]

All good movies, but you left out most of my favorites, just one is Jim Thorpe All American

[@AttRandyReynolds]

Top 5 Lancaster films or the top 5 Lancaster performances? My 5 favorite Lancaster films are The Crimson Pirate, Separate Tables, The Train, Seven Days In May, and Elmer Gantry. His best performances would probably be The Birdman of Alcatraz, Sweet Smell of Success. Come Back Little Sheba, Elmer Gantry and, just to throw in something different, The Professionals. Lancaster was one of those who entered film acting before method acting took over and made acting more nuanced. As his career went along, he changed his style but yet failed to fully adapt.

[@jacksfavorite4808]

A number of actors fell in the transitional period of Hollywood acting styles. Clark Gable came along earlier than Lancaster but he would be an example.

[@sonnysantana5454]

1' crimson pirate , 2' ten tall men , 3' elmer gantry , 4' sweet smell of success , 5' scorpio , 6' vera cruise , 7' the leopard , 8' the train , 9' seven days in may , 10' the young savages

[@dominicromano1611]

The Crimson Pirate was outstanding. How about The Flame and the Arrow?

[@philbarber9738]

Impossible to distill to 5 given he had such an outstanding filmography nearly his entire career. How do you leave out The Killers with Criss Cross not far behind? The Crimson Pirate? His westerns ( Vera Cruz, The Professionals Ulzana's Raid, and Gunfight at OK Corral), gotta pick one. As a film The Swimmer pales compared to some of these.

[@solarjinx]

You have excellent taste in films, and you create amazing KZbin videos.

[@madnickmedia]

Thank you so much, I appreciate it!

[@johnnorman4416]

I always thought he was the ultimate leading man in the history of cinema.

[@alvaropelayo8084]

The best five Lancaster movies to me are 1 Atlantic City, 2 From Here To Eternity, 3 The Leopard, 4 The Train, 5 Run Silent Run Deep. I would have loved to see a film with Burt Lancaster, Robert Mitchum...

[@JohnMurtha-ds9sm]

HI FROM John in NEWCASTLE I LOVED BURT IN EVERY FILM HE MADE AND ROBERT MITCHUM TOO THEY ACTUALLY FEATURED IN THE SAME FILM AS WELL AS KIRK DOUGLAS IT WAS CALLED THE LIST OF ADRIAN MESSENGER HOPE THIS MAY INTEREST YOU CHEERS

[@alvaropelayo8084]

@@JohnMurtha-ds9sm i have seen that movie more than twenty times, what I actually meant was to see them in a movie like The Professionals with Mitchum in the Lee Marvin role.

[@kevinamphlett7979]

Everyone forgot Birdman from Alcatraz

[@dukeford8893]

I don't know about "The Train" being Burt Lancaster's best movie, but it's probably my favorite.

[@mikemccormick8115]

The Swimmer is quite the sleeper. I agree, amazing movie. So many great ones. Hard to choose just five.

[@3108frank1]

Not mentioned but one of Burts best was his portrail of PT Barnum. I think it was a made for tv mini series. I loved it.

[@krisandnancyboucher1277]

Based on several comments, maybe it’s really hard to pick a top 5 for Burt; he made so many great movies.

[@craigkdillon]

Thanks for mentioning Sweet Smell of Success. IMO -- his best film. But, then again, I like dark nasty things.

[@hiramnoone]

"From Here to Eternity", "Brute Force" and "Seven Days in May".

[@barbaramattson817]

THE TRAIN. GREAT.

[@fasteddie9867]

"Atlantic City" blew in my humble opinion. "Run Silent, Run Deep" included a great performance by Lancaster. I totally want to see "The Train"

[@FUBARandU]

Scalp hunters

[@kevinjay5908]

He was excellent in From Here to Eternity. Looks like most of the posters didn’t see it.

[@lascm5237]

‘The Train’ and ‘Local Hero’ definitely 👍

[@gregeva1276]

What a performance in the train, one of Hollywood's greats. Not forgetting field of dreams 😊

[@carljung9230]

"The Train" over "From Here To Eternity"?!

[@wb1092]

I vote for The Kentuckian. He directed this great family adventure movie.

[@VonWenk]

Considering Frankenheimer and Penn both came into movies from TV around the same time (along with Sidney Lumet), I'm really curious what led to Penn's firing.

[@garymiller2237]

I loved him in Airport!

[@stevevilinsky7464]

I can’t believe that at all the posts,his debut film “The Killers”,where he should have been nominated for best supporting actor was not nored.s

[@paulmicelli5819]

From Here to Eternity was my favorite.

[@philipmeluch8471]

I am a huge fan of "Young Savages," which is Burt Lancaster's first collaboration with John Frankenheimer.

[@johnmac3410]

My favorite is "Valdez is Coming". I'm a sucker for Westerns.

[@68blues]

Good choice!

[@skanderbeg1751]

7days in may

[@paulorlando5877]

Brute Force and The Train

[@wobblertv8083]

Atlantic City .Great movie

[@ilarikokko8052]

OK Corral, Apache, Vera Cruz, Jim Thorpe, Trapeze

[@tompease8810]

Run Silent run deep and the unforgiven or unforgiven

[@markelder8515]

Seven Days in May?

[@MrJeepsters]

"vera cruz", "le train", "les tueurs", "le guépard", "le vent de la plaine". Comment s'appelle le film ou il promet de faire pleuvoir à des paysans lors d'une secheresse.

[@beauryker]

I agree with #1

[@willieluncheonette5843]

I know hardly anyone is going to agree with me because he was in much =more famous films but IMO the BEST he was in was his debut. The Killers directed by Robert Siodmak,, a top notch noir. I prefer it to such biggies as From Here To Eternity.

[@georgegoodyear9631]

To my mind, the ebullient, cynical character that he played in “The Professionals” was Elmer Gantry engagingly reinvented.

[@babyboomer9560]

The Kentuckian

[@michaels2747]

No westerns? He made a few great ones.

[@petertrezise4545]

The Swimmer is an amazing movie.

[@abbashussein6161]

FOR ME HIS BEST WAS " VERA CRUZ' OPPOSITE GARY COOPER AND LANCASTER"s ROLE ALL DRESSED IN BLACK AND HIS SMILE SHOWING ALL HIS WHITE TEETH AND THE SECOND "GUNFIGHT ST THE OK CORRAL" WITH KIRK DOUGLAS, WAS A CLASSIC SUPERBLY DIRECTED BY JOHN STURGES

[@Jeppe-Covid1959]

1900

[@gooddog2001]

Atlantic City got best picture; I believe.

[@paulorlando5877]

Criss Cross is a good film noir

[@joelkweskin8545]

...but wasn't his voice dubbed in "The Leopard?"

[@madnickmedia]

There's an English version with his real voice, but the dubbed Italian is the better version of the film. Regardless of dubbing his performance and the film are extraordinary.

[@parsaebrahimi9601]

درودبر برت لنگستر یادش گرامی ❤❤❤

[@djordjelezajic8435]

Valdez is coming.

[@hiramnoone]

"The Leopard" was a tedious, excruciatingly unwatchable film, and Burt's career never recovered from it.

[@kenttanwongprasert1874]

How about General Custer

[@giantskunk]

Judgement at Nuremberg

[@sunestjern3749]

BURT LANCASTER

[@gautambanegee5827]

I saw him in professional

[@tamtom9669]

“畢”還有一電影與“阿倫迪龍”拍攝的、本人只記得電影名字“龍虎雙霸天”、“畢”是特務人員因太太誤被ClA人員搜查期間遇害、“畢”為太太報仇親自殺死那局長🎉

[@JESL_Only_1]

There was this tepid adaptation he starred in with Deborah Kerr, Montgomery Clift, Ernest Borgnine, Frank Sinatra...it's this long drawn out potboiler from a book by somebody named Jones. Set in Hawaii.

[@romanclay1913]

SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS

[@peterpellechia5985]

Forget about his first 10 years why dont you!!!

[@madnickmedia]

I love his early noirs, but yeah it's difficult to pick only five!

[@peterpellechia5985]

@@madnickmedia from 46 to 50 he made some of the best films he ever made and i love alot of his teamings with kirk douglas

[@williamvasilion5169]

You hit the right films in his career!!!!!

[@stephenpatterson5134]

The lepord