Kirk Douglas Collection DVD Box Set

Renowned for his determination, charisma, commanding voice and magnetic presence, Kirk Douglas had an illustrious film career that continues to entertain audiences of all ages. While his heroic roles in epic films like Spartacus made him a global sensation, Douglas was also equally adept at romancing women or stirring strong emotions as the complicated villain. This Collection showcases 10 unforgettable performances from the screen legend including:

SPARTACUS: The rebellious Thracian Spartacus, born and raised a slave, is sold to Gladiator trainer Batiatus. After weeks of being trained to kill for the arena, Spartacus turns on his owners and leads the other slaves in rebellion. As the rebels move from town to town, their numbers swell as escaped slaves join their ranks. Under the leadership of Spartacus, they make their way to southern Italy, where they will cross the sea and return to their homes.

LONELY ARE THE BRAVE: Ranch hand Jack Burns (Kirk Douglas) feels out of place in the modern world. Jack deliberately gets into a bar room fight to be imprisoned alongside friend Paul (Michael Kane), arrested for helping illegal aliens. Jack tries to convince Paul to flee with him, but, as a family man, Paul has too much at stake. Jack escapes after a beating from a sadistic police deputy (George Kennedy) and heads for the hills. An extensive manhunt breaks out, led by sympathetic Sheriff Johnson (Walter Matthau).

WAR WAGON: Rancher Taw Jackson (John Wayne) is out for revenge. He was shot by a gunslinger, Lomax (Kirk Douglas), on the orders of mining tycoon Frank Pierce (Bruce Cabot) and framed for a crime he did not commit. Now out of prison, he teams up with former enemy Lomax for an elaborate heist targeted at one of Pierce's gold shipments. Robbing the heavily fortified stagecoach, known as a "war wagon", won't be easy. But the payoff--$500,000 in gold--will be sweet payback indeed.

THE LAST SUNSET: Fugitive Brendan O'Malley (Kirk Douglas) crosses the Mexican border and heads to the farm of his ex-lover, Belle (Dorothy Malone), where her husband hires him to help with a cattle drive. U.S. Marshall Dana Stribling (Rock Hudson) arrives and, out of his jurisdiction, joins the drive to keep tabs on O'Malley. En route to Texas, Belle falls for Stribling, while O'Malley takes an interest in Belle's daughter, Missy (Carol Lynley), unaware that a dark secret could soon unravel everything.

THE LIST OF ADRIAN MESSENGER: British Army Colonel Anthony Gethryn (George C. Scott) is contacted by his old friend, Adrian Messenger (John Merivale), to investigate 11 men, whose names Messenger provides. After a plane carrying Messenger is blown up by a mysterious perpetrator, Gethryn determines that the men on the list had been prisoners of war in Burma during World War II--and that someone connected to a minor British aristocrat (Clive Brook) is methodically murdering each man on the list.

MAN WITHOUT A STAR: Texas drifter Dempsey Rae (Kirk Douglas) enters Wyoming in search of work as a cattle herder. In his company is another drifter, young Jeff Jimson (William Campbell), whom he mentors in the same line of work. The two find employment on a ranch owned by a steely woman from the East, Reed Bowman (Jeanne Crain). When Bowman's increasing, unfenced herds begin crowding out the smaller ranches, violence escalates on the range--and Dempsey and Jeff must choose which is the lesser of two evils.

FOR LOVE OR MONEY: Deke Gentry (Kirk Douglas) is the lawyer of wealthy hotel magnate Chloe Brasher (Thelma Ritter), so he's confused when she orders him to marry off her three daughters. There's Kate (Mitzi Gaynor), the reasonable one; Jan (Leslie Parrish), the free-spirited one; and Bonnie (Julie Newmar), the health-obsessed one. To make sure Deke gets the job done, Chloe orders her personal security guard (William Bendix) to follow him. After a while, Deke realises that there's more to Kate then meets the eye.

A LOVELY WAY TO DIE: Hard-bitten police detective Jim Schuyler (Kirk Douglas) turns in his badge out of frustration with the system's increasingly lenient treatment of career criminals. Becoming a private eye, Schuyler takes his first case from slick defence attorney Tennessee Fredericks (Eli Wallach), who wants him to protect his beautiful client, Rena Westabrook (Sylva Koscina), who is about to stand trial for her husband's murder. Soon Schuyler finds himself drawn deeper than he expected into Rena's life.

EDDIE MARCON'S RUN: Unfairly imprisoned, Eddie Macon (John Schneider) stages a daring jailbreak and heads south with the intent of reuniting with his wife, Chris (Leah Ayres), and their son in Mexico. No-nonsense veteran cop Carl Marzack (Kirk Douglas) isn't about to let him get away, however, leading to an extended chase throughout Texas and Mexico. Aiding the desperate fugitive, who starts out on foot, is Jilly Buck (Lee Purcell), a wealthy girl looking for a bit of excitement.

GREEDY: Elderly Uncle Joe (Kirk Douglas) made his fortune as a businessman, and now his heirs are manoeuvring to ensure they get their portions of it once he dies. Uncle Joe isn't too keen on most of his ungrateful family members, though, so they call on the old man's favourite nephew, Daniel (Michael J. Fox), to make their case. He doesn't much care about the money, but as his obnoxious relatives gather at Joe's mansion, Daniel realises he and the aging millionaire share a contempt for their own family.