Movie: Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach

Top 10 Billed Cast

Burt Lancaster
Burt Lancaster

Self (archive footage)

Ernest Borgnine
Ernest Borgnine

Self (archive footage)

Jeff Corey
Jeff Corey

Self

Rhonda Fleming
Rhonda Fleming

Self

James Hill
James Hill

Self

Earl Holliman
Earl Holliman

Self

Delbert Mann
Delbert Mann

Self

Virginia Mayo
Virginia Mayo

Self

Terry Moore
Terry Moore

Self

Sydney Pollack
Sydney Pollack

Self

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    He went from street-wise tough to art-collector liberal-activist, from circus-acrobat hunk to Academy Award winner. Burton Stephen Lancaster — later Burt Lancaster — was one of five children of a New York City postal worker. By eighteen, Burt was 6'2" and blessed with the athletic physique and dynamic good looks that helped make him famous. A stint in the Army introduced Burt to acting and led him to Hollywood where his first release, "The Killers" (1946), propelled him to stardom at age 32. He took control of his own career and seldom faltered.

  • Release Date

    1996-03-15

  • Average

    7

  • Rating:

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    English
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