Greatest Classic Legends Film Collection: Kirk Douglas Drama On DVD

Actor :       Kirk Douglas, Lana Turner, Lauren Bacall, Anthony Quinn, GriffinDoris Day
Director:   Michael Curtiz, Vincente Minnelli, George Cukor, Jeff Kanew
Genre:       Drama
Year:          N/A
Studio:       Turner Classic Movie
Length:      N/A
Released: June 26, 2012
Rating:       Not Rated (MPAA Rating)
Format:      DVD
Misc:          NTSC, Color
Language: English
subtutles:  N/A

DESCRIPTION:

YOUNG MAN WITH A HORN (1950) - Trumpeter Douglas' talent carries him from honky-tonks to posh supper clubs, but his search for the elusive high note in his mind that's impossible to play starts him on a boozy downward spiral. A feast of hot, cool, moody jazz costarring Lauren Bacall, Doris Day and Hoagy Carmichael. THE BAD AND THE BEAUTIFUL (1952) - Winner of 5 Academy Awardsr* Douglas plays a magnetic Hollywood mogul who turns talent, charisma and ruthlessness into film success, stomping on careers and creating enemies along the way. Lana Turner, Walter Pidgeon, Dick Powell and Gloria Grahame costar. LUST FOR LIFE (1956) - Academy Awardr Winner* Winner of Golden Glober and New York Film Critics Best Actor Awards, Kirk Douglas gives a fierce portrayal as artist Vincent van Gogh, torn between joyous inspiration and the dark desperation of his tormented mind. Anthony Quinn plays Paul Gauguin. Vincente Minnelli directs. BEFORE I FORGET (2009) - Douglas recounts his remarkable life in a celebrated one-man theater performance augmented with rare film highlights. He shares memories of family, marriages, other Hollywood greats, breaking the blacklist and his life-altering stroke - all with honesty and humor.