• By Rob Norwood
• Posted Wednesday, May 9, 2018

Movie matinees starring Burt Lancaster in the Central Library Auditorium

Please join us in the Central Library Auditorium on Tuesday afternoons for this series of movie matinees starring Burt Lancaster.

The Killers
May 22 at 2:30 pm.
When a life insurance investigator tracks down a beneficiary, he uncovers a complicated robbery and murder plot. Based on a story by Ernest Hemingway. 1946. Starring Burt Lancaster and Ava Gardner. Oscar nominations for Best Director and Best Screenplay.
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Sorry, Wrong Number
May 29 at 2:30 pm.
A wealthy invalid hears about a planned murder and tries to discover who is going to be killed. 1948. Starring Barbara Stanwyck and Burt Lancaster. Oscar nomination for Best Actress.
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Criss Cross
June 5 at 2:30 pm.
A truck driver conspires with his ex-wife's gangster husband. 1949. Starring Burt Lancaster and Yvonne DeCarlo.
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From Here To Eternity
June 12 at 2:30 pm.
In the days before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the men and women on a Hawaiian Army base are caught up in their own lives. 1953. Starring Burt Lancaster, Deborah Kerr, Montgomery Clift, Frank Sinatra, and Donna Reed. Oscar winner for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Supporting Actress.
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Sweet Smell of Success
June 19 at 2:30 pm.
A powerful gossip columnist takes advantage of an unscrupulous press agent. 1957. Starring Burt Lancaster and Tony Curtis.
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Run Silent, Run Deep
June 26 at 2:30 pm.
During World War II, a submarine commander clashes with his executive officer over their orders to engage Japanese ships. 1958. Starring Burt Lancaster and Clark Gable.
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Judgment at Nuremberg
July 3 at 2:30 pm.
An American judge is in Germany to preside over the Nuremberg war trials. 1961. Starring Spencer Tracy, Maximilian Schell, Marlene Dietrich, Burt Lancaster, Judy Garland, Montgomery Clift and Richard Widmark. Oscar winner for Best Actor.
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Birdman of Alcatraz
July 17 at 2:30 pm.
A convict is allowed to keep and care for an injured bird, and he eventually becomes an ornithologist. 1962. Starring Burt Lancaster, Karl Malden and Thelma Ritter. Oscar nominations for Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actesss.
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Seven Days in May
July 24 at 2:30 pm.
Military leaders plot to overthrow the president because he favors nuclear disarmament. 1964. Starring Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas and Ava Gardner. Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
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The Train
July 31 at 2:30 pm.
In 1944, the French Resistance tries to stop a Nazi train filled with priceless, stolen works of art. 1964. Starring Burt Lancaster, Paul Scofield and Jeanne Moreau. Oscar nomination for Best Screenplay.
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The Swimmer
August 7 at 2:30 pm.
On a beautiful day a man decides to return to his own house on the other side of the county by swimming in all his neighbors' swimming pools one by one. As he does this he slowly confronts the circumstances of his life. Based on a story by John Cheever. 1968. Starring Burt Lancaster and Janice Rule.
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Airport
August 21 at 2:30 pm.
The staff of a snowed-in airport must make emergency plans to land a commercial plane after a passenger detonates a bomb. Based on the book by Arthur Hailey. 1970. Starring Burt Lancaster, Dean Martin, Maureen Stapleton, Helen Hayes and George Kennedy. Oscar winner for Best Supporting Actress.
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Local Hero
August 28 at 2:30 pm.
An oil company executive sends his representative to Scotland to purchase an entire coastal village in order to build a new refinery. As he gets to know the locals his life is changed. 1983. Starring Burt Lancaster, Peter Riegert and Peter Capaldi.
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Field of Dreams
September 4 at 2:30 pm.
In an Iowa cornfield, a farmer builds a baseball diamond believing that deceased professional ball players will appear. 1989. Starring Kevin Costner, Amy Madigan, Ray Liotta, Burt Lancaster, and James Earl Jones. Oscar nominations for Best Picture and Best Screenplay.
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