I also recall 1955's Ulysses when he blinded the cyclops and he made that arrow shot through all those holes in the ax handles to claim back his wife.
I have many, many favorite of his films such as Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, Paths of Glory, The Vikings, Spartacus, The List of Adrian Messenger, Seven Days in May, The Heroes of Telemark, Cast a Giant Shadow, The Way West, The Brotherhood, The Final Countdown and 1986's Tough Guys his last film teamed with fellow tough guy Burt Lancaster.
Yet my all time favorite is Kirk in John Wayne's In Harm's Way
So, bye, bye, Kirk. There are no actors these days to hold your coattails--
Anyone remember the old movie he did with Arnold Schwarzenegger? “The Villain,” I think lol.
20,000 Leagues is one of my first movie memories.
Yes. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. One of the very first movies my mamma took me to see. As a five-year old, you can imagine what kind of impression it made upon me. Just watched it last week on Disney +.
It started a life-long love of Disney movies, theme parks, TV, and especially Disney comics. I still have some of those tattered and yellowed pages after 65 years.
“Yet my all time favorite is Kirk in John Wayne’s In Harm’s Way”
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My pick, too! One of my all time favorite movies.
Kirk Douglas Slaps Naval Officer Three Times “In Harms Way”
https://youtu.be/8W2-Q_tdQB0
That one is not my favorite, but it is very good. I love the scene where he slaps Patrick O'Neal in the face.
One thing I like about a lot of Kirk's performances is that he can play roguish characters and even downright assholes with a great deal of charm. One of my favorite such roles of his is movie producer Jonathan Shields in The Bad and the Beautiful.
Remember “The war wagon” with John Wayne?
That movie was a hoot.