Hi, this is Jim Mangold, and this is The Treat: [the 1957 film] Sweet Smell of Success, written by Clifford Odette and Ernest Lehman, directed by my old mentor Alexander McKendrick, starring Burt ...

He admits the influence of John Cheever’s story The Swimmer – and of the film version with Burt Lancaster – and, sure enough, there is similar interest in the pressures of masculinity.

Alcatraz Island, a military fort turned an army prison in the San Francisco Bay, is most well known for operating as a federal prison from 1934 until 1963. That distinction is being challenged ...

One of the most notorious inmates is known as the "Birdman of Alcatraz," popularized by a 1962 film starring Burt Lancaster of the same name. The inmate's real name was Robert Stroud, who had ...

In Birdman of Alcatraz, Robert Stroud (Burt Lancaster) becomes known as the Birdman because he saves and cares for a baby sparrow, turning that tenderness into an ongoing hobby, and inspiring ...

Amy Madigan, James Earl Jones, and Burt Lancaster (in his final film role) also star. "Kevin is being kind saying he remembers us because we were not memorable," he said, adding, "It's sweet of ...

Burt Lancaster rose to fame through his squeaky clean all-American ... being showered in compliments by friends who admire his slim physique and perfect smile, all qualities that Lancaster himself was ...

The Final Jeopardy category was “Honors.” The clue: “Burt Lancaster and Joanne Woodward were among the first eight honored at a 1958 ceremony held on this street.” All three players had ...

The first is the critically acclaimed 1963 film directed by Luchino Visconti and starring Burt Lancaster. The second is the recently ... than a blessing because nobody sees anything beyond her ...