BEST BURT LANCASTER MOVIES

“The Killers” (1946) Lancaster made his screen debut in this tough thriller about hit men.

“Sorry, Wrong Number” (1948) Lancaster stars with Barbara Stanwyck in this melodrama of a woman who hears a homicide being plotted on the phone.

“Jim Thorpe – All-American” (1951) Lancaster has the title role as the celebrated athlete. “Come Back, Little Sheba” (1952) The relationship of an alcoholic and his wife (Lancaster, Shirley Booth) is strained further by their new tenant (Terry Moore).

“From Here to Eternity” (1953) The beach love scene between Lancaster and Deborah Kerr is a defining image of the James Jones story about relationships at the time of the attack on Pearl Harbor.

“Vera Cruz” (1954) Lancaster and Gary Cooper play adventurers escorting a countess in director Robert Aldrich’s Western.

“The Rose Tattoo” (1955) A widowed seamstress’ (Anna Magnani) life is rocked further by a truck driver (Lancaster).

“The Rainmaker” (1956) A Depressionera con artist (Lancaster) brings hope to a drought-plagued Kansas town, and one resident (Katharine Hepburn) in particular.

“Gunfight at the O.K. Corral” (1957) There’s star power to spare as Lancaster and Kirk Douglas play Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday in this re-creation of an Old West legend.

“Sweet Smell of Success” (1957) Lancaster gives a memorably icy performance as J.J. Hunsecker, a powerful and cruel New York columnist whose favor – and story space – is sought by a hustling press agent (Tony Curtis).

“Separate Tables” (1958) Lancaster and Oscar winners David Niven and Wendy Hiller play guests at a British resort.

“Run Silent Run Deep” (1958) Lancaster and Clark Gable are superb as officers at odds aboard a submarine.

“Elmer Gantry” (1960) Lancaster earned an Oscar for his title portrayal of a hugely charismatic salesman turned preacher.

“Judgment at Nuremberg” (1961) An all-star cast including Lancaster and Oscar winner Maximilian Schell fuels director Stanley Kramer’s drama of a war-crimes trial.

“Birdman of Alcatraz” (1962) Lancaster is outstanding in the true story of Robert Stroud, who made himself an expert on birds while incarcerated in solitary confinement. Turner Classic Movies will show the film during an allnight Lancaster tribute Monday, Nov. 28.

“Seven Days in May” (1964) In director John Frankenheimer’s drama, the U.S. president (Fredric March) faces a potential military coup led by the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (Lancaster) in a gripping melodrama with a script by Rod Serling.

“The Train” (1964) A locomotive carrying highly valued art works is at the heart of this World War II drama, for which Lancaster and John Frankenheimer teamed again.

“The Professionals” (1966) Lancaster is great fun in this Western as one of several troubleshooters hired to retrieve a tycoon’s kidnapped wife.

“The Swimmer” (1968) Lancaster’s physical prowess is on ample display in the odyssey of a man who swims his way through various pools in a Connecticut suburb.

“Atlantic City” (1980) Director Louis Malle’s superb drama casts Lancaster as a mobster who makes an unexpected new alliance.