Burt Lancaster
4 Extra Debut. Gerry Anderson chooses a circus performer who became a Hollywood legend, Burt Lancaster. With Humphrey Carpenter. From 2004.
Broadcaster Gerry Anderson chooses a legend of cinema.
Actor Burt Lancaster started as a circus performer and became the biggest Hollywood star of his time.
He could be as sinister as Cagney, as sensitive as Brando and as swashbuckling as Flynn - but the only role he ever played was himself.
Gerry Anderson - also famous for being himself - discusses the star's complex talent and complicated life.
Presented by Humphrey Carpenter.
With Burt Lancaster's biographer, Kate Buford.
Producer: Peter Everett
First broadcast on 大象传媒 Radio 4 in October 2004.
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