Editing Burt Lancaster (section)

===1980s===
Lancaster began the 1980s with a highly acclaimed performance alongside [[Susan Sarandon]] in ''[[Atlantic City (1980 film)|Atlantic City]]'' in 1980, directed by [[Louis Malle]]. The film received five Oscar nominations, including Best Picture and a Best Actor nomination for Lancaster.

He had key roles in ''[[Cattle Annie and Little Britches]]'' in 1981, ''[[The Skin (film)|The Skin]]'' in 1982 with Cardinale, ''[[Marco Polo (mini-series)|Marco Polo]]'', also in 1982, and ''[[Local Hero (film)|Local Hero]]'' in 1983.

By now, Lancaster was mostly a character actor in features, as in ''[[The Osterman Weekend (film)|The Osterman Weekend]]'' in 1983, but he was the lead in the TV movie ''[[Scandal Sheet (1985 film)|Scandal Sheet]]'' in 1985.

He was in ''[[Little Treasure]]'' in 1985, directed by [[Alan Sharp]], who had written ''Ulzana's Raid''; ''[[On Wings of Eagles (miniseries)|On Wings of Eagles]]'' for TV in 1986, as [[Bull Simons]]; 1986's made for TV ''[[Barnum (film)|Barnum]]'' starred him in the title role; ''[[Tough Guys (film)|Tough Guys]]'' reunited him on the big screen with Kirk Douglas in 1986; ''[[Fathers and Sons: A German Tragedy]]'' (in German [[Väter und Söhne – Eine deutsche Tragödie]]) in 1986 for German TV; 1987's ''[[Control (1987 film)|Control]]'' made in Italy; ''[[Rocket Gibraltar]]'' in 1988, and ''[[La bottega dell'orefice|The Jeweller's Shop]]'' in 1989.

His first critical success in a while was ''[[Field of Dreams]]'' in 1989, in which he played a supporting role as [[Moonlight Graham]]. He was also in the miniseries ''[[The Betrothed (miniseries)|The Betrothed]]'' in 1989.