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Champion [DVD](1949) DVD
Powerful drama based on a story by Ring Lardner and set amid the world of pro boxing. In a breakthrough performance, Kirk Douglas plays a young man who reluctantly enters the ring and quickly rises to the top, while using the people who help him and falling under the Mob's influence. With Marilyn Maxwell, Arthur Kennedy. 100 min. Standard; Soundtracks: English mono; production notes; scene access.
20,000 Leagues Under The Sea [DVD](1954) DVD
Jules Verne's classic undersea drama is given the superlative Disney treatment. James Mason is Captain Nemo, builder of the fantastic submarine Nautilus, and Paul Lukas, Kirk Douglas and Peter Lorre are his less-than-willing guests. Oscar-winning special effects; directed by Richard Fleischer. 127 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital 5.1; audio commentary by Fleischer, others; radio spots; "making of" documentary; featurette; storyboard comparison; theatrical trailer; more.
Ulysses [DVD](1955) DVD
It's high adventure, Homer-style, with Kirk Douglas as the brave adventurer who battles the one-eyed Cyclops, encounters sorceress Circe (who turns his crew into pigs), and ignores the sounds of the Sirens before he returns home to win back the hand of wife Penelope. Anthony Quinn and Silvana Mangano also star; Ben Hecht and Irwin Shaw worked on the script. 110 min. Standard; Soundtracks: English, French, Italian; filmographies; scene access. NOTE: This Title Is Out Of Print; Limit One Per Customer.
Gunfight At The O.K. Corral [DVD](1957) DVD
Superbly mounted, landmark western that authentically depicts the famous showdown between Wyatt Earp and "Doc" Holliday and the Clanton Gang, while exploring the friendship between the rugged marshal (Burt Lancaster) and the dentist turned gunfighter (Kirk Douglas). Co-stars Rhonda Fleming, John Ireland; directed by John Sturges and written by Leon Uris. 122 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English.
The Vikings [DVD](1959) DVD
Sweeping adventure saga of the Vikings' invasion of England features an all-star cast: Kirk Douglas, Tony Curtis, Janet Leigh, Ernest Borgnine, and Orson Welles serving as narrator. Filmed on location in Scandinavia. 124 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby mono, French mono, Spanish mono; Subtitles: English, French, Spanish; featurette; theatrical trailer.
Spartacus (Special Edition) [DVD](1960) DVD
Stanley Kubrick's epic adventure, presented in a restored edition, stars Kirk Douglas as the heroic slave who fights to lead his people to freedom from Roman rule. Included in this new version is the infamous bathing scene between Roman general Laurence Olivier and poet-slave Tony Curtis. With Jean Simmons, Peter Ustinov, Charles Laughton and John Gavin. 196 min. Restored 1991 Super Technirama version; Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital Surround, Dolby Digital stereo, Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English; audio commentary by Douglas, Ustinov, others; scene-by-scene analysis; additional score compositions; restoration demonstration; deleted scenes; newsreel footage; interviews; behind-the-scenes fo
The Light At The Edge Of The World [DVD](1971) DVD
American drifter Kirk Douglas and murderous buccaneer Yul Brynner battle to the death for possession of an island lighthouse and the love of shipwrecked noblewoman Samantha Eggar in this exciting adventure saga based on the novel by Jules Verne. 119 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby mono.
The Villain [DVD](1979) DVD
A wacky western spoof from Hal Needham ("Smokey and the Bandit") starring Kirk Douglas as a calamity-prone outlaw who is continually impeded in his pursuit of "innocent" damsel-in-distress Ann-Margret by white-clad hero Arnold Schwarzenegger. Paul Lynde, Ruth Buzzi, Foster Brooks also star. 89 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo; Subtitles: English, Chinese, French, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai. theatrical trailers; interactive menus; scene access.
Saturn 3 [DVD](1980) DVD
Sci-fi saga pairs Kirk Douglas and Farrah Fawcett as scientists who have established a space-station Eden, which is threatened by demented Harvey Keitel and his unstoppable robot. 88 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English stereo; scene access.
The Man From Snowy River [DVD](1982) DVD
From Australia comes this big, beautiful epic of a young man who sets out to tame a bunch of wild horses on a trek through the Australian wilderness. Kirk Douglas is on hand for two roles. Jack Thompson co-stars. 114 min. Widescreen (Enhanced) and Standard; Soundtracks: English stereo and mono, French mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish; theatrical trailer; scene access.
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