Kirk Douglas,
Gena Rowlands,
Walter Matthau,
Michael Kane,
Carroll O'Connor
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In order to free his best friend Bondi, Jack Burns lets himself be imprisoned only to find out that Bondi does not want to escape. Thus Burns breaks out on his own and is afterwards being chased by sh...( read more
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DVD Release Date: July 7, 2009
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September 13, 2009I'm beginning to wonder if Kirk Douglas ever gave a bad performance. If you only know him from Spartacus then you don't know what you're missing. His lesser known films, like Ace in the Hole, Champion, The Bad and the Beautiful, Paths of Glory...( read more)
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July 29, 2009Lonely are the Brave is an underrated classic that never seemed to get is due. A mostly great story (I did nod off a couple times but to the film's credit, it was past 4AM), some great acting (this movie--along with Ace in the Hole--is a monument to my underappreciation of Kirk D...( read more)
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June 21, 2008ok i got sucked into this one. cowboy vs. modern world; not a huge fan of westerns or douglas but this was a heartbreaker. great script by dalton trumbo tho i'm not sure who came up with that title lol. with walter matthau, lovely young gena rowlands, oh, and george kennedy p...( read more)
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December 19, 2008Great Kirk Douglas performance,one of his best. He is a old school cowboy dealing with modern times. The Frontier has been taken over by fences, cars, and laws and Kirk was born in the wrong century. He is a good man with outdated ideals that are crushing him. Walter Matthau is f...( read more)
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May 10, 2009A film like this is a fresh wind in the storm of sfx-jiggled crap put out today. Simplistic in bringing Abbey's work to film, no one else could have played it like Kirk Douglas. No wonder it's his favorite movie. Mister Douglas is 92 years old. If you enjoyed this film, drop him ...( read more)
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April 6, 2009First saw this as a child in the late 60's on late-nite tv...just learned thos morning (April 6 '09) that it's going to be released on dvd, although no date is set....available for pre-order from amazon.com
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April 3, 2008only ever saw this once and i would love to own it ,it is his best...... WOW.. now i do...
I AM TRULY STUNNED>!!!!! THANX 2" A FAB> FREIND>>.. :O) X THE OSCAR GOES 2 " YOU 4 THINKING ABOUT ME>>> XXX on my 3rd veiwing of this little masterpeice, thanx kirk..FAB..xxx
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