List of the best Kirk Douglas movies: Paths of Glory(1957), Ace in the Hole(1951), Spartacus(1960), Lonely Are the Brave(1962), Detective Story(1951), Last Train From Gun Hill(1959), Lust for Life(1956), The Man From Snowy River(1982), 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea(1954), Town Without Pity(1961), Young Man With a Horn(1950), The Vikings(1958) ... ...
8.4/10
War, Drama
USA
1957
86 Minutes
Kirk Douglas Ralph Meeker Adolphe Menjou George Macready Wayne Morris Richard Anderson Timothy Agoglia Carey Christiane Kubrick Bert Freed
military officer soldier bleak gutsy passionate france battlefield military base horrors of war world war i battle fatigue wretched excess sacrifice fall 1910s
After refusing to attack an enemy position, a general accuses the soldiers of cowardice and their commanding officer must defend them.
8.1/10
Drama
USA
1951
112 Minutes
Kirk Douglas Jan Sterling Porter Hall Bob Arthur Frank Cady Richard Benedict Ray Teal Gene Evans
reporter editor treasure hunter wife sheriff engaging dark albuquerque, n.m. new mexico mine media circus accident exploitation journalism bad behavior regret discovery temptation rescue 1950s
A frustrated former big-city journalist now stuck working for an Albuquerque newspaper exploits a story about a man trapped in a cave to rekindle his career, but the situation quickly escalates into an out-of-control circus.
7.9/10
Action, Drama, History
USA
1960
184 Minutes
Kirk Douglas Laurence Olivier Jean Simmons Tony Curtis Charles Laughton Peter Ustinov John Gavin Nina Foch Herbert Lom John Dall Charles McGraw
gladiator slave rebel sexy woman inspiring engaging rome rebellion freedom showdown murder hand-to-hand combat suicide escape rise revenge 1st century b.c.
The slave Spartacus leads a violent revolt against the decadent Roman Republic.
7.6/10
Western
USA
1962
107 Minutes
Jack Burns, John W. Burns
Kirk Douglas Gena Rowlands Walter Matthau Michael Kane Carroll O'Connor William Schallert George Kennedy Karl Swenson William Mims Martin Garralaga Lalo Rios
cowboy sheriff wife deputy friend disheartening somber prison new mexico border highway bar american west illegal immigration law and order prison break manhunt underdog escape 1950s
A fiercely independent cowboy gets himself locked up in prison to escape with an old friend.
7.6/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1951
103 Minutes
Det. Jim McLeod
Kirk Douglas Eleanor Parker William Bendix Horace MacMahon Lee Grant Craig Hill Cathy O'Donnell Bert Freed George Macready Joseph Wiseman Gladys George
police detective abortionist wife burglar shoplifter colleague tense suspenseful gripping melodramatic police station household hospital new york city street obsession abortion investigation dark secrets death
On one day in the 21st Precinct squad room, assorted characters form a backdrop for the troubles of hard-nosed Detective Jim McLeod.
7.4/10
Romance, Western
USA
1959
94 Minutes
Kirk Douglas Anthony Quinn Carolyn Jones Earl Holliman Brad Dexter Brian G. Hutton Ziva Rodann Bing Russell
marshal wife rancher murderer henchman accomplice gripping wild west small town ranch street murder stand-off corruption justice pursuit revenge 19th century
A marshal tries to bring the son of an old friend, an autocratic cattle baron, to justice for his role in the rape and murder of the marshal's Native American wife.
7.4/10
Biography
USA
1956
122 Minutes
Vincent Van Gogh
Kirk Douglas Anthony Quinn Everett Sloane James Donald Pamela Brown Niall MacGinnis Noel Purcell Henry Daniell Lionel Jeffries Eric Pohlmann
paul gauguin painter brother intense creative emotional france countryside holland vincent van gogh ambition mental illness art quest discovery fall 19th century
The life of brilliant but tortured artist Vincent van Gogh.
7.3/10
Western
Australia
1982
102 Minutes
Harrison, Spur
Kirk Douglas Tom Burlinson Sigrid Thornton Jack Thompson Lorraine Bayly Tommy Dysart Bruce Kerr
cowboy rancher father daughter rival young man heartwarming powerful spectacular australia mountain ranch countryside mine home father/daughter relationship ambition honor horse breaking sibling rivalry
In 1880s Australia, after young Jim Craig's father dies, Jim takes a job at the Harrison cattle ranch, where he is forced to become a man.
7.2/10
Fantasy, Kids & Family, Adventure, Drama
USA
1954
127 Minutes
Ned Land
Kirk Douglas James Mason Paul Lukas Peter Lorre Robert Wilke Carleton Young Ted de Corsia Percy Helton
captain nemo scientist servant sailor thrilling engaging spectacular nautilus ship san francisco under the sea exploration expedition adventure escape 1860s
A ship sent to investigate a wave of mysterious sinkings encounters the advanced submarine, the Nautilus, commanded by Captain Nemo.
7.2/10
Drama
Switzerland|West Germany|USA
1961
105 Minutes
Maj. Steve Garrett
attorney victim rapist father soldier disheartening powerful raw germany small town courtroom trial rape military occupation suicide father/daughter relationship fall wretched excess revenge 1960s
Four American soldiers stationed near a German village face death in the rape of a local girl, and are defended by outside counsel Major Steve Garrett.
7.2/10
Drama
USA
1950
112 Minutes
Kirk Douglas Lauren Bacall Doris Day Hoagy Carmichael Juano Hernandez Jerome Cowan Mary Beth Hughes Nestor Paiva Orley Lindgren Walter Reed Alex Gerry
music teacher jazz musician musician socialite engaging unrestrained jazz club lounge street jazz race relations obsession forbidden love rise sacrifice 1950s
A young trumpet player is torn between an honest singer and a manipulative heiress.
7.1/10
Adventure, Action
USA
1958
114 Minutes
Einar
Kirk Douglas Tony Curtis Janet Leigh Ernest Borgnine James Donald Alexander Knox Frank Thring Maxine Audley Eileen Way Edric Connor Dandy Nichols
king prince princess slave half brother viking thrilling intense brutal castle boat rivalry power struggle feud love triangle kidnapping mistaken identity discovery love rivalry
A slave and a Viking prince fight for the love of a captive princess.
7.1/10
Drama
USA
1960
117 Minutes
Larry Coe
Kirk Douglas Kim Novak Ernie Kovacs Barbara Rush Walter Matthau Virginia Bruce Kent Smith
architect wife lover neighbor author melodramatic brooding los angeles suburbia family home unhappy marriage suburban life affair family dysfunction alcohol rape forbidden love discovery 1960s
A suburban architect loves his wife but is bored with his marriage and with his work, so he takes up with the neglected, married beauty who lives down the street.
7.0/10
Adventure
USA
1952
122 Minutes
Jim Deakins
Kirk Douglas Dewey Martin Elizabeth Threatt Arthur Hunnicutt Buddy Baer Steven Geray Hank Worden Jim Davis Henri Letondal Robert Hunter Booth Colman
trader indian friend man cowboy princess spectacular brutal thrilling gutsy inspiring powerful the west missouri indian territory wilderness jail river survival journey
The success of the journey focuses on keeping the Indian girl alive as well as themselves to complete trade with the Blackfeet.
7.0/10
Western
USA
1970
126 Minutes
Paris Pitman, Jr.
Kirk Douglas Henry Fonda Hume Cronyn Warren Oates Burgess Meredith John Randolph Michael Blodgett Arthur O'Connell Martin Gabel Alan Hale Jr. Victor French
outlaw sheriff warden guard businessman cheeky suspenseful thrilling wild west arizona desert prison botched crime jailbreak bribery heist escape quest rivalry 1880s
A charming but totally ruthless criminal is sent to a remote Arizona prison. He enlists the help of his cellmates in an escape attempt with the promise of sharing his hidden loot.
6.9/10
Western
USA
1951
88 Minutes
Marshal Len Merrick
Kirk Douglas Virginia Mayo John Agar Walter Brennan Ray Teal Hugh Sanders Morris Ankrum James Anderson Charles Meredith
us marshal love interest deputy cattle rustler cattle baron son amusing charming cheeky gritty engaging outlandish patriotic wild wild west desert united states escape rescue lynching
A U.S. Marshall and two deputies rescue a cattle rustler from a lynch mob led by a local cattle baron convinced that the rustler also killed his son.
6.9/10
Western
USA
1955
89 Minutes
Dempsey Rae
Kirk Douglas Jeanne Crain Claire Trevor Richard Boone Jay C. Flippen William Campbell
drifter rancher gunslinger young man woman gripping rousing thrilling american west wyoming ranch range war cattle struggle uprising mysterious past rivalry adventure revenge 19th century
A drifter working as foreman for an iron-fist female rancher must chose sides between his attractive employer and the other neighboring settlers who are mistreated by her.
6.8/10
Drama
Italy|France|West Germany
1976
150 Minutes
Hershel Vilnofsky
Kirk Douglas Elizabeth Taylor Burt Lancaster Helmut Berger Theodore Bikel Linda Blair Richard Dreyfuss Stefan Gierasch David Groh Julius Harris Helen Hayes
The young student Paolo Passeri is firmly anti-militarist but has to do his military service.
6.7/10
Adventure
Italy|France|USA
1955
114 Minutes
Ulysses
Kirk Douglas Silvana Mangano Anthony Quinn Sylvie Rossana Podestà Jacques Dumesnil Daniel Ivernel Evi Maltagliati
odysseus greek god magician cyclops mystic inspiring brooding intense melodramatic patriotic passionate greece sea greek mythology secret identity returning home competition mythology adventure love
A movie adaptation of Homer's second epic, that talks about Ulysses' efforts to return to his home after the end of ten years of war.
6.6/10
Drama
USA
1953
86 Minutes
Hans Muller
holocaust survivor orphan detective villager police officer somber emotional tense israel kibbutz park unlikely friendship post-traumatic stress disorder guilt investigation wanted man new romance pursuit discovery love
In 1949, former concentration camp inmate and Berlin native Hans Muller, immigrates to Israel where, due to psychological problems, he can't adjust to peacetime life.
6.6/10
Drama
France|USA
1953
108 Minutes
Robert Teller
Kirk Douglas Dany Robin Barbara Laage Robert Strauss Gabrielle Dorziat Serge Reggiani Brigitte Bardot Fernand Ledoux
ex-soldier orphan prostitute captain love interest officer melodramatic passionate disheartening french riviera front lines port city seaside village france love world war ii regret misunderstanding the past
A former soldier on holiday in the French Riviera recalls his time in France during WWII, and his love for a French peasant woman.
6.5/10
War
USA
1963
98 Minutes
Sgt. P.J. Briscoe
Kirk Douglas Robert Walker Nick Adams Pancho Magalona Nehemiah Persoff John Bleifer Mark Miller
sergeant private prisoner of war enemy soldier gripping passionate tense emotional ship ocean korea korean war compassion military life moral dilemma prisoners of war seafaring rivalry escape
In the final days of the Korean War, an enemy airman is captured by three American soldiers who cannot bring themselves to follow the order to execute their prisoner.
6.5/10
Drama, War
UK
1965
131 Minutes
Rolf
Kirk Douglas Richard Harris Ulla Jacobsson Michael Redgrave Mervyn Johns Eric Porter
resistance fighter physicist ex-wife uncle british intelligence agent nazi thrilling suspenseful patriotic telemark, norway factory mountain ski slopes river england world war ii resistance fighters atomic bomb secret mission race against time
Norwegian resistance tries to stop German efforts to produce an atomic bomb component during World War II.
6.4/10
War
USA
1966
142 Minutes
Col. David `'Mickey'` Marcus
Kirk Douglas Senta Berger Angie Dickinson John Wayne Frank Sinatra Yul Brynner James Donald Luther Adler Topol
colonel soldier wife major ambassador love interest rousing tense jerusalem military base united states arab-israeli conflict faith training new romance independence underdog rivalry transformation 1940s
In 1947, following the U.N. decision to split British Palestine into separate Jewish and Palestinian states, a former U.S. Army officer is recruited by the Jews to reorganize the Haganah.
6.4/10
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
USA
1978
118 Minutes
Kirk Douglas John Cassavetes Amy Irving Carrie Snodgress Fiona Lewis Andrew Stevens Charles Durning Gordon Jump Marland Proctor
father cia agent son scientist teen girl dark tense chicago clinic betrayal deception kidnapping psychic phenomena superhuman abilities research quest rescue 1970s
A former CIA agent uses the talents of a young psychic to help retrieve his telekinetic son from terrorists, who want to use his mental powers for evil.
6.4/10
Western
USA
1971
90 Minutes
Will Tenneray
Kirk Douglas Johnny Cash Jane Alexander Karen Black Dana Elcar Robert Wilke Keith Carradine Eric Douglas Paul Lambert Raf Vallone
Two aging gunfighters in need of money come to an agreement to organize an actual showdown between them and sell tickets for it. The townsfolk is more than interested to see the "show".
6.2/10
Western
USA
1967
122 Minutes
Kirk Douglas Robert Mitchum Richard Widmark Lola Albright Michael Witney Stubby Kaye Sally Field Jack Elam
senator settler scout native american pregnant woman boy tense thrilling melodramatic wagon train wilderness oregon frontier trail missouri journey accidental killing mutiny frontier life power struggle
In 1843, a former U.S. Senator leads a wagon train of settlers to Oregon, but his megalomania leads to growing dissatisfaction with his leadership.
6.2/10
Comedy
USA
1963
108 Minutes
Donald Kenneth `'Deke'` Gentry
Kirk Douglas Mitzi Gaynor Gig Young Thelma Ritter Julie Newmeyer William Bendix Leslie Parrish Dick Sargent Elizabeth MacRae William Windom Willard Sage
lawyer widow daughter free spirit health nut private investigator amusing engaging playful hotel apartment restaurant marriage relationships sisterhood unlikely romance family discovery love pursuit
Wealthy Chloe Brasher has three beautiful daughters; Bonnie, Kate, and Jan. Chloe pays attorney Deke Gentry to fix them up with three suitable husbands.
6.1/10
Adventure, Action
Spain|Liechtenstein|USA
1971
122 Minutes
Will Denton
Kirk Douglas Yul Brynner Samantha Eggar Jean-Claude Druout Fernando Rey Renato Salvatori Massimo Ranieri
A ruthless pirate captures the keeper of a lighthouse, in the most southern city in Argentina. His goal is obvious and horrific. He plans to control the lighthouses signals in a way that the passing ships will be crushed on the rocks.
5.7/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1983
95 Minutes
Carl "Buster" Marzack
Kirk Douglas John Schneider Lee Purcell Leah Ayres Lisa Dunsheath Tom Noonan John Goodman
fugitive police officer wife son beautiful woman suspenseful engaging texas prison mexico prison break chase injustice family escape quest pursuit 1980s
A young man, harshly sentenced for a few minor infractions, escapes from a prison in Huntsville Texas and flees to Laredo, Texas, where he hopes to cross into Mexico for a reunion with his wife and small son.
5.4/10
Comedy, Western
USA
1979
89 Minutes
Cactus Jack
Kirk Douglas Ann-Margret Arnold Schwarzenegger Paul Lynde Foster Brooks Ruth Buzzi Jack Elam Strother Martin Robert Tessier Mel Tillis Laura Lizer Sommers
woman cowboy father bad guy outlaw chief cheeky creative lighthearted witty train small town carriage united states old west money cowboys robbery traveling adventure
Facing hanging, a bank robber makes a deal with the corrupt banker to avoid execution in exchange for a dirty assignment.
5.4/10
Action
USA
1955
112 Minutes
Gino Borgesa
Kirk Douglas Bella Darvi Gilbert Roland Cesar Romero Katy Jurado Lee J. Cobb Charles Goldner John Wengraf John Hudson
race car driver ballerina mechanic sportswriter bus driver italian tense thrilling monte carlo, monaco racetrack car italy germany career vs. love romantic dilemma racing ambition risk temptation love
Follows the professional and personal life of race car driver Gino Borgesa (Douglas), as he struggles on the track and in his love life.
5.3/10
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
France|UK|USA
1971
94 Minutes
traveler smuggler police captain suspenseful thrilling brooding amusing airplane eastern europe united kingdom smuggling crime investigation danger discovery adventure pursuit escape rescue 1970s
Andrej (Kirk Douglas), a smuggler of microfilmed Russian manuscripts, uses the luggage of unsuspecting travellers to transport the contraband out of the country.
5.2/10
Adventure
Italy|Yugoslavia|USA
1973
93 Minutes
Director
A peg legged pirate is searching for treasure with the help of a young boy, teen girl and a parrot. They'll have to fight Natives and his former crew on the way.
4.5/10
Drama, Gay & Lesbian
USA
1975
121 Minutes
Mike Wayne
Kirk Douglas Alexis Smith Deborah Raffin David Janssen George Hamilton Melina Mercouri Gary Conway Brenda Vaccaro Lillian Randolph Renata Vanni Mark Roberts
producer daughter wife magazine editor writer astronaut hedonistic passionate melodramatic tender new york city newsroom nightclub bedroom central park restaurant high society family dysfunction sexual awakening may-december romance
A young woman goes home to New York after a long stay in Europe. Her former schoolmate introduces her to the decadence of New York and she ultimately falls in love with an older man who's a stand-in for her father, before tragedy strikes.
Western, Drama
1975
94 Minutes
Director
Kirk Douglas Bruce Dern Bo Hopkins James Stacy Luke Askew David Canary Alfonso Arau Beth Brickell
marshal sheriff bandit woman businessman thrilling dark american west town train jail saloon law enforcement politics old west corruption ambition pursuit underdog rivalry
A U.S. marshal (Kirk Douglas) tracks an outlaw (Bruce Dern), killing his chance to be a senator from Texas.
Western
1952
89 Minutes
Jim Fallon
Kirk Douglas Eve Miller Patrice Wymore Edgar Buchanan John Archer Alan Hale Jr. Roy Roberts Charles Meredith Harry Cording Ellen Corby
lumberjack corrupt businessman religious person daughter assistant villager melodramatic somber northern california forest family home courtroom business environmental consciousness ambition deception double-cross rivalry fall 1900s
A lumber tycoon (Kirk Douglas) wants the California redwoods, but a religious homesteader (Eve Miller) changes his mind.
Western
1955
88 Minutes
Johnny Hawks
Kirk Douglas Elsa Martinelli Walter Matthau Diana Douglas Walter Abel Eduard Franz Alan Hale Jr. Lon Chaney
fighter soldier trader native american warrior chief native american woman brash thrilling emotional american west fort camp river tent woods manifest destiny war culture clash gold travel
A frontier scout (Kirk Douglas) leads a wagon train to Oregon, woos a Dakota woman (Elsa Martinelli) and exposes a troublemaker (Walter Matthau).
Drama
1988
95 Minutes
Matthew Harrison Brady
Kirk Douglas Jason Robards Darren McGavin Jean Simmons Megan Follows Kyle Secor John Harkins
A biblical orator (Kirk Douglas) opposes a liberal lawyer (Jason Robards) defending a man for teaching Darwinism in the 1920s South.
Drama
1962
106 Minutes
Jack Andrus
Kirk Douglas Edward G. Robinson Cyd Charisse George Hamilton Claire Trevor Daliah Lavi Rosanna Schiaffino
director wife actor woman leading man doctor emotional frenetic inspiring amusing mental institution hollywood, calif. new england rome movie set apartment alcoholism mental breakdown failing career hollywood
An actor (Kirk Douglas) and a director (Edward G. Robinson), both washed-up in Hollywood, try to make a comeback in Rome.
Horror
1978
102 Minutes
Robert Caine
Kirk Douglas Agostina Belli Simon Ward Anthony Quayle Virginia McKenna Alexander Knox
A designer (Kirk Douglas) of nuclear-power plants learns his son (Simon Ward) is the Antichrist and a big fan of fission.
Western
1984
98 Minutes
Harry H. Holland
Kirk Douglas James Coburn Alexandra Bastedo Graham Jarvis Derek McGrath Len Birman
An outlaw (Kirk Douglas) holes up in the hotel with a hostage (Alexandra Bastedo) before a showdown with his boozing ex-lawman enemy (James Coburn).
Drama
1982
100 Minutes
Joe Rabin
Kirk Douglas Pam Dawber Chana Eden
A widower (Kirk Douglas) finds his lost love (Chana Eden) while at the World Gathering of Holocaust Survivors in Israel with his daughter (Pam Dawber).
Action
1972
96 Minutes
Steve Wallace
Kirk Douglas Florinda Bolkan Giuliano Gemma Reinhard Kolldehoff Wolfgang Preiss
An ex-convict safecracker (Kirk Douglas) plans a big caper, with a trapeze artist (Giuliano Gemma) for diversion.
7.8/10
Drama
USA
1952
118 Minutes
Jonathan Shields
Lana Turner Kirk Douglas Walter Pidgeon Dick Powell Barry Sullivan Gloria Grahame Gilbert Roland Leo G. Carroll Vanessa Brown Paul Stewart Sammy White
movie star writer director producer brooding cool spirited tense engaging hollywood, calif. manipulation cheating hollywood ambition betrayal underdog fall rise wretched excess 1950s
An unscrupulous movie producer uses an actress, a director and a writer to achieve success.
7.8/10
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1964
118 Minutes
Burt Lancaster Kirk Douglas Fredric March Ava Gardner Edmond O'Brien Martin Balsam George Macready Whit Bissell Hugh Marlowe
president military officer assistant mistress tense intricate suspenseful washington, d.c. white house office army base texas politics deception political coup cold war discovery rivalry pursuit 1960s
United States military leaders plot to overthrow the President because he supports a nuclear disarmament treaty and they fear a Soviet sneak attack.
7.2/10
Western
USA
1957
122 Minutes
Dr. John "Doc" Holliday
Burt Lancaster Kirk Douglas Rhonda Fleming Jo Van Fleet John Ireland Lee Van Cleef Frank Faylen Kenneth Tobey DeForest Kelley Earl Holliman Dennis Hopper
lawman gunslinger sheriff thief criminal love interest intense brooding thrilling tombstone, ariz. o.k. corral gambling house family home wild west showdown justice unusual friendship o.k. corral rivalry quest
Lawman Wyatt Earp and outlaw Doc Holliday form an unlikely alliance which culminates in their participation in the legendary Gunfight at the O.K. Corral.
7.1/10
Drama
USA
1950
107 Minutes
Jane Wyman Kirk Douglas Gertrude Lawrence Arthur Kennedy Ralph Sanford Ann Tyrrell John Compton Gertrude Graner Sarah Edwards Chris Alcaide Sean McClory
mother daughter son co-worker emotional intense household city apartment aspirations hope romance dating family disillusionment discovery love 1950s
Merchant marine officer Tom Wingfield reminisces about his life in St. Louis where he had lived with his nagging mother Amanda and crippled shy sister Laura.
6.8/10
Western
USA
1961
112 Minutes
Brendan "Bren" O'Malley
Rock Hudson Kirk Douglas Dorothy Malone Joseph Cotten Carol Lynley Neville Brand Regis Toomey Rad Fulton Adam Williams Jack Elam John Shay
outlaw sheriff rancher old flame daughter solemn intricate brutal mexico texas church wild west border town rio grande frontier justice love triangle friendship incest suicide cattle drives
At a Mexican ranch, fugitive O'Malley and pursuing Sheriff Stribling agree to help rancher Breckenridge drive his herd into Texas where Stribling could legally arrest O'Malley, but Breckenridge's wife complicates things.
6.3/10
Comedy
USA
1986
103 Minutes
Burt Lancaster Kirk Douglas Alexis Smith Charles Durning Dana Carvey Darlanne Fluegel Eli Wallach Monty Ash Billy Barty
Two elderly gangsters are released from prison only to find they have trouble fitting in as old men who still take no guff from anyone.
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