Actor, producer and director: Kirk Douglas is one of the last surviving stars from Hollywood's Golden Age. Son of Jewish Russian immigrants, he was raised in poverty but learnt fast combativeness to reach his goals.

He played in more than 91 films where he played the lead and which are now iconic movies: The Big Sky (1952), Paths of Glory (1957), 20 000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954), Spartacus (1960), etc.