8 Best Burt Lancaster Movies

By Vlad Zakh · April 5, 2027

Drama intensethought provoking

Burt Lancaster combined genuine athleticism with real dramatic ambition, using his own production company to push for riskier, more challenging films than the studio system usually allowed.

Atlantic City (1980) 01

Atlantic City (1980)

IMDb ★ 7.4

An aging small-time gangster gets one last shot at glory helping a young woman with a drug deal gone wrong.

The Leopard (1963) 02

The Leopard (1963)

IMDb ★ 8.0

An aging Sicilian prince watches his aristocratic world fade as Italy unifies around him.

Birdman of Alcatraz (1962) 03

Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)

IMDb ★ 7.7

A convicted murderer serving a life sentence becomes an internationally renowned expert on birds from inside his cell.

Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) 04

Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)

IMDb ★ 8.2

American judges preside over the trial of German judges who enforced Nazi racial laws.

Elmer Gantry (1960) 05

Elmer Gantry (1960)

IMDb ★ 7.6

A charismatic con man talks his way into becoming a traveling evangelist, blurring faith and fraud.

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957) 06

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957)

IMDb ★ 7.3

Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday form an uneasy alliance ahead of the legendary shootout in Tombstone.

Sweet Smell of Success (1957) 07

Sweet Smell of Success (1957)

IMDb ★ 8.0

A ruthless newspaper columnist and a desperate press agent scheme to destroy a young musician's career.

From Here to Eternity (1953) 08

From Here to Eternity (1953)

IMDb ★ 7.6

Soldiers stationed in Hawaii navigate love, ambition, and looming disaster in the days before Pearl Harbor.

Vlad Zakh

Vlad Zakh

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