More movies to remember kirk douglas by entertainment. It is generally regarded as the most famous shootout in the history of the american wild west. The picture was directed by john sturges from a screenplay written by novelist leon uris. Corral shootout in tombstone, arizona, gunfight at the o. The director was john sturges who later directed magnificent seven and the great escape. Corral is a 1957 western film directed by john sturges, starring burt lancaster and kirk douglas wyatt earp lancaster is on ike clanton and johnny ringos track, when he meets doc holliday in fort griffin, texas. Actors kirk douglas a list of 31 titles created 20 aug 20 some of the best westerns i have seen. Wyatt earp and his brothers were never cattle drivers. Burt lancaster plays wyatt earp, the renowned lawman, while kirk douglas is consumptive gambler and gunfighter doc holliday the two.
Wyatt earp burt lancaster finds his resolve weakening as he enters the barber shop to persuade doc holliday kirk douglas to leave town, in gunfight at the o. Corral was a 30second shootout between lawmen and members of a loosely organized group of outlaws called the cowboys that took place at about 3. Who can forget lancaster running and diving across the corral with a shotgun. Wyatt earp is a 1994 american biographical western film directed, produced, and cowritten by lawrence kasdan, with dan gordon. Starz delivers exclusive original series and the best hollywood hits.
Stars kirk douglas, burt lancaster, rhonda fleming with dennis hopper, deforest kelley and lee van cleef lawman, wyatt earp is no stranger to trouble, but even he wouldnt have expected that riding into fort griffon, texas to take outlaws ike clanton and johnny ringo into custody would set in motion events that would later lead to the gunfight of his life in tombstone, arizona. James earp, whos murdered at the beginning of the movie while still in his teens, actually lived to be 84. Doc holliday kirk douglas joins wyatt earp burt lancaster for tombstone showdown. On the trail of the shootout at the ok corral pulse news. The film also contains notable early acting roles for dennis hopper and lee van cleef as well as actors who would become well known in television. Douglas as doc holliday opposite burt lancasters wyatt earp, with a screenplay by leon uris. Kirk douglas and burt lancaster had worked together in i walk alone 1947, and often saw each other at various hollywood functions. Kirk douglas star as largerthanlife heroes in this classic western epic directed by john sturges. A successful lawmans plans to retire anonymously in tombstone, arizona are disrupted by the kind of outlaws he was famous for eliminating.
Frontier lawman wyatt earp lancaster joins his three brothers in their feud against the villainous clanton gang, a local clan of cattle thieves in tombstone, arizona. Of the many filmed versions of the october 26, 1881, o. A look at the extraordinary career of one of hollywoods most iconic. Corral is a 1957 western starring burt lancaster as wyatt earp and kirk douglas as doc holliday in a highly dramatized account of the infamous 1881 gunfight. Part 2as promised, here are more really good kirk douglas movies, celebrating the macho star who left us at 103. Burt lancaster plays wyatt earp, the renowned lawman, while kirk douglas is consumptive gambler and gunfighter doc holliday the two meet in difficult circumstances, as. Marshal wyatt earp kills a couple of men of the clanton gang in a fight. Earp comes to arizona on a mission to bring the clayton clan to justice. Lancaster gives a solid performance as the incorruptible lawman but is perhaps more naturally suited for the part of the mercurial and morally ambiguous holliday. This western has 2 top actors at their prime, burt lancaster and kirk douglas as wyatt earp and doc holiday. An excellent buy that cant be missed if youre an old western movie fan like me.
Meanwhile, holliday becomes incensed with the decision of kate fisher jo van fleet to turn him down in favor of another gunfighter john. But, as douglas recounted in his autobiography, the ragmans son, they didnt become friends until this movie, which lead to some pretty looseandeasy moments on the set. Corral is a 1957 american technicolor western film starring burt lancaster as wyatt earp and kirk douglas as doc holliday, loosely based on the actual event which took place on october 26, 1881. With james garner, jason robards, robert ryan, albert salmi.
Kirk douglas as doc holliday reteamed with burt lancaster as wyatt earp in the 1957 western gunfight at the o. Lawman wyatt earp and outlaw doc holliday form an unlikely alliance which culminates in their participation in the legendary gunfight at the o. Gunfight at the ok corral the movie 1957 lily absinthe. Corral, this time with burt lancaster as wyatt and kirk douglas as doc. Corral1957, directed by john sturges and starring burt lancaster as wyatt earp and kirk douglas as doc holliday, is perhaps the most popular and flamboyant version of the events leading up to and occurred during the legendary gunfight on october 26, 1881, dr. I saw this film when it was first released and own the film in vhs and dvd formats. The film begins in fort griffin, texas, where lawman wyatt earp played by burt. Lancaster as wyatt earp moves through this film like a ballet dancer and douglas as doc holliday squares that famous chin and gets tough while hacking up his lungs to tuberculosis. Martin milner malloy in adam12 and deforest kelley mccoy in star.
Stanwyck, douglas played supporting roles in several notable films. Before turning to gunslinging, doc holliday had been a dentist, not a surgeon, and he died in his bed of tuberculosis years after the events depicted here. An older, wiser wyatt earp hugh obrian arrives in arizona and reflects on his past glories and triumphs as an instrumental force who brought justice and order to tombstone, a landmark of. With kurt russell, val kilmer, sam elliott, bill paxton. The gunfight was the result of a longsimmering feud, with. Lawman wyatt earp and outlaw doc holliday form an unlikely alliance which culminates in. Corral is a 1957 american technicolor western film starring burt lancaster as wyatt earp and kirk douglas as doc holliday. The casting of burt lancaster and kirk douglas as wyatt earp and doc holliday respectively is inspired, although the reverse casting may have made for a more interesting film. With kevin costner, dennis quaid, gene hackman, david andrews. Ill begin this one with perhaps his most famous role. Burt lancaster and kirk douglas star as largerthanlife heroes in this classic western epic directed by john sturges. I always considered this version of the wyatt earp story as more factuallybased. Thus, wyatt starts to chase the killers together with his friend doc holliday. Tiomkin was one of the best of movie composers, his music gave that extra oomph.
Historical inaccuracies aside, my darling clementine is a. Heres what my darling clementine gets wrong about history. I wanted to remember jo van fleet as cool hand lukes mother in the movie by that name, when she was so, on target, as arletta, a mother with strong feelings for. With burt lancaster, kirk douglas, rhonda fleming, jo van fleet.
Part of the movie was shot on the set of paramount ranch. When first released in 1957, the movie gunfight at the ok corral was a major blockbuster. It stars kevin costner in the title role as the lawman of the same name, and features an ensemble cast that includes gene hackman, mark harmon, michael madsen, bill pullman, dennis quaid, isabella rossellini, tom sizemore, jobeth williams, mare winningham and jim. Corral 1957, directed by john sturges and starring burt lancaster as wyatt earp and kirk douglas as doc holliday, is perhaps the most popular and flamboyant version of the events leading up to and occurred during the legendary gunfight on october 26, 1881, dr. Along the great divide was the first of many kirk douglas westerns the development of tombstone and wyatt earp are hopelessly intertwined, with the former starting life as a vehicle for kevin costner. The story of wyatt earp as he interacts and battles other famous figures of the wild west era. An excellent movie, kirk douglas, burt lancaster as doc holiday and wyatt earp. In revenge, clantons thugs kill the marshals brother. The star had scored a major success with dances with wolves so it seemed like a natural project, but he left following disagreements with screenwriter kevin jarre. Corral was one of the most elaborate and starstudded. When earp defends the sickly gambler john doc holliday douglas and puts a stop to the clantons. I wanted to remember jo van fleet as cool hand lukes mother in the movie by that name, when she was so, on target, as arletta, a mother with strong feelings for a son who had gone wrong. Lawman wyatt earp burt lancaster and gunfighter john doc holliday kirk douglas find themselves together again in tombstone, ariz. The script was written by leon uris, author of exodus.
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