Kirk Douglas- Movies and Career
By DB
@dgobucks226 (37621)
February 6, 2020 2:00pm CST
Kirk Douglas passed away at the age of 103 today. What a great humanitarian, war veteran, movie producer and or course, an iconic actor. Kirk starred in over 90 movies over a sixty year career. He was one of the last surviving actors from Hollywood's Golden Years...
Question for Today- What is your favorite Kirk Douglas Movie?
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
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8 Feb 20
@ScotMac I like him in 2 Westerns which were really good. Maybe you remember them, Gunfight at the O.K. Corral and Man From Snowy River.
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@ScotMac (1335)
• Edinburgh, Scotland
9 Feb 20
@dgobucks226 The Man from Snowy River was a good one!
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
9 Feb 20
@dgobucks226 Okay, I need to watch that movie again. I only remembered I liked it. I remember the sword fight between Kurt and Tony.
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
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8 Feb 20
Yes, I remember The Vikings well. Ernest Borgnine met a terrible end in that movie being thrown into a pit with wolves. And the scene where the falcon takes out Kurt's eye was shocking.
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
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10 Feb 20
@just4him Yes I agree. Very entertaining. I kind of felt bad for Kirk in that one since Tony got the girl.
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@JudyEv (382325)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Feb 20
@dgobucks226 I remember he was really, really popular.
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
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8 Feb 20
He made a ton of the majority of them during the 40's, 50's and 60's.
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
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10 Feb 20
@JudyEv Yes, as they say a "Golden Oldie" in the movie biz...
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
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8 Feb 20
One of his best roles for sure! He was also good in 2 Westerns which were really good. Maybe you remember them, Gunfight at the O.K. Corral and Man From Snowy River.
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@LindaOHio (222623)
• United States
8 Feb 20
@dgobucks226 I'm sure I saw Gunfight at the O.K. Corral.
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
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9 Feb 20
@LindaOHio Yes Linda, that's a classic done many times by various actors over the years..
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
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9 Feb 20
I understand. Making so many movies they can sort of blend together. And his most active years were the 50's, 60's and 70's which is quite a long time ago.
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
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11 Feb 20
@porwest "Spartacus" was one of his best flicks and I'm not talking about Corey Booker.
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@porwest (112864)
• United States
9 Feb 20
@dgobucks226 I SHOULD know more since those are the eras of movies I like the best. But I am still hard pressed to come up with a title. lol
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@Tampa_girl7 (54718)
• United States
10 Feb 20
My favorite is “The Man From Snowy River”.
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@Tampa_girl7 (54718)
• United States
11 Feb 20
@dgobucks226 I’ll have to watch that one.
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
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11 Feb 20
Yes, a very good one for sure. Another good one he made with Burt Lancaster was called "Tough Guys."
Two ageing train robbers cannot get used to modern life after thirty years in jail and decide to do one last robbery - on the same train that proved to be their downfall three decades earlier. Very funny comedy! Kirk was 70 years young when he made that movie...
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
6 Feb 20
No particular favorite but will highlight "Champion" (1949) which was his first Oscar nomination. He plays a champion boxer who is ruthless and callous in doing whatever to be on top.
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@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
13 Feb 20
@dgobucks226
I actually have two. One is Exodus and the other is Cast a Giant Shadow. He was great.
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@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
16 Feb 20
@dgobucks226
Those are my two favorite movies of his is why I chose them.
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
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14 Feb 20
Great picks! I did not think of Cast a Giant Shadow 
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
6 Feb 20
I saw that... it's sad, but … what a grand old age to live to. I might have seen "Runs in the Family" - but wasn't impressed with it. I want to see "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" though
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
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8 Feb 20
Tough Guys a gangster comedy where he teams up with Burt Lancaster is a really good one. It came out in 1986.
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