Filmography

An American Haunting (2006)

Based on the true events of the only case in US History where a spirit caused the death of a man.

 

Land of the Blind (2006)

A soldier (Fiennes) recounts his relationship with a famous political prisoner (Sutherland) attempting to overthrow their country's totalitarian government.

 

The Four Saints (2005)

Directed by
Jean-Pierre Isbouts

 

Ask the Dust (2005)

In the Robert Towne-directed adaptation of John Fante's Depression Era novel, Hayek will play the fiery Mexican beauty Camilla who hopes to rise above her station by marrying a wealthy American. That is complicated by meeting Arturo Bandini (Farrell), a first-generation Italian hoping to land a writing career and a blue-eyed blonde on his arm.

 

American Gun (2005)

Seemingly disparate portraits of people -- among them a single mother, a high school principal, and an ace student -- Distinctly American -- all affected by the proliferation of guns in American society.

 

 

Fierce People (2005)

A 15-year-old kid, tired of the bohemian lifestyle his mother leads, gets a chance to see what life is like for the privileged when she is hired to be the personal masseuse to an elderly millionaire.

 

 

Pride and Prejudice (2005)

An opinionated young woman and an arrogant, aristocrat overcome their initial antipathy and various other social obstacles to fall in love. Based on the novel by Jane Austen.

 

 

Frankenstein (2003)

In this remake of Mary Shelley's classic novel, a scientist gets in over his head, creating a monster with a mind of his own. Directed by Kevin Connor, this remake features exquisite cinematography. FRANKENSTEIN sticks pretty closely to the original plot laid out in Shelley's story. The film stars Luke Goss as the monster, and Julie Delpy (BEFORE SUNRISE, BEFORE SUNSET, AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN PARIS) as Dr. Frankenstein's wife. Watch for outstanding performances by Donald Sutherland and William Hurt.

 

 

Cold Mountain (2003)

Directed by Academy Award®-winner Anthony Minghella ("The English Patient", "The Talented Mr. Ripley") and based on Charles Frazier's best-selling Civil War novel of the same name, COLD MOUNTAIN tells the story of Inman (Jude Law), a wounded confederate soldier who is on a perilous journey home to his mountain community, hoping to reunite with his pre-war sweetheart, Ada (Nicole Kidman). In his absence, Ada struggles to survive, and revive her father's farm with the help of intrepid young drifter Ruby (Renee Zellweger).

 

 

The Italian Job (2003)

A band of thieves, led by Charlie Croker (Wahlberg), pulls off the ultimate heist by rigging the stoplights of the city of Los Angeles so that they can drive right out of the city with a carful of gold (in a safe that they're stealing back after Croker's double-crossing ex-partner, played by Edward Norton, stole it from Croker first), with nothing but green lights, while everyone else gets red lights, thus keeping the roads plugged with the largest traffic jam in L.A. history, and the police from pursuing them.

 

 

Fellini: I'm a Born Liar (2003)

This documentary analyzes the life and career of famed Italian director Federico Fellini (1920-1993) (8 1/2, Amarcord, La Dolce Vita, Nights of Cabiria) through interviews with those who worked with him, scenes from his films (some of which are previously unreleased), and interviews with the late director himself conducted by Damian Pettigrew in which he discusses the role of the artist in society, and how his films fit into that world view.

 

 

Big Shot's Funeral (2003)

This is the story of what happens when a famous director (Sutherland) travels to China to film a historical epic about the last emperor of the Qing Dynasty. As the title suggests, there's also something about the director's planned funeral. Specifically, as he's about to die, his crew discover that he doesn't the money to pay for it, so they concoct a scheme to use "product endorsements" of the funeral by major companies.

 

 

Final Fantasy: the Spirits Within (2001)

Using computer animation to create an imaginary futuristic world, FINAL FANTASY: THE SPIRITS WITHIN, based on the popular series of video games, transports viewers to the year 2065. The earth is overrun with evil aliens who are determined to destroy the planet and obliterate humankind. Only one woman, Dr. Aki Ross (Ming-Na) can devise a plan to defeat the aliens, but she is dying from a fatal disease.

 

 

The Art of War (2000)

THE ART OF WAR is a suspense-filled action thrill ride. Shaw (Wesley Snipes) is part of a top-secret team working for the United Nations, solving crises and helping maintain world peace. On a new mission involving security for a high-stakes trade pact between China and the United States, the Chinese ambassador is assassinated and Shaw is framed for the crime. Shaw must learn who framed him and why--in the process fighting off Chinese Triad gangsters, high-tech assassins, and the FBI. The only people who help Shaw are a beautiful Chinese translator (Marie Matiko) and a skeptical agent (Maury Chaykin). In addition to saving himself, Shaw has to race to keep the trade deal from collapsing and the United Nations from being humiliated and weakened. A tense techno-spy thriller, THE ART OF WAR boasts strong performances from Chaykin and Michael Biehn. Snipes gives a memorable portrayal as Shaw (half James Bond and half Shaft) with his own unique combination of martial arts expertise and secret agent charisma. Filmed largely in Montreal by Canadian director Christian Duguay (SCREAMERS, THE ASSIGNMENT), THE ART OF WAR is an exciting film with good fight sequences and a fast pace.

 

 

Space Cowboys (2000)

A retired Air Force pilot--passed up by NASA when he was young--is recruited to retrieve a malfunctioning satellite launched years before. He is the only person with the expertise to fix the satellite, but will only agree to the mission if he can take his three friends with him.

 

 

Panic (2000)

Midlife crises are a normal event for many forty-plus American males, and Alex (Bill Macy) seems no different from the average. He is going through a very difficult time. He has a marriage that's been through the normal ups and downs but is now struggling, a young son who he's devoted to but worried about, and a particularly stressful job: he works for his father in the family business...and kills people for a living. More than the specific tensions that this particular occupation brings with it, Alex is tired of hiding what he does from his wife and child and wants to leave the profession. Feeling tormented, he seeks the services of a good therapist to unload his burdens but finds unexpected solace in the waiting room, where he meets Sarah (Neve Campbell). She's manic, confused, and at loose ends; he's repressed and trapped in domestic and career turmoil, but somehow this odd couple manages to connect, and each one makes the other feel like life's worth living. With the potential for an affair looming on the horizon but an increasingly problematic professional life, Alex is caught in a difficult family bind whose resolution will not be easy.

 

 

Free Money (1999)

Prison warden the Swede strikes fear in the heart of everyone, especially his sons-in-law Bud (Sheen) and Larry (Church). When the boys come across a money train carrying millions of unmarked bills to be destroyed, and the only obstacle between them and untold riches is the Swede himself, they must weigh their options...Oddball low-key comedy with an all-star cast.

 

 

Instinct (1999)

Theo Caulder (Gooding, Jr.) is an ambitious psychiatric who has been asked by his mentor Ben Hillard (Sutherland) to evaluate the case of legendary anthropologist and primatologist Ethan Powell (Hopkins). Powell- a highly educated man who holds an ominous secret in his past- is currently being held captive in a maximum security prison for the critically insane. In an attempt to understand the actions of this headline-gripping madman, Caulder elicits the aid of Powell's estranged daughter, Lyn. Risking his career and his life, Caulder's ambition drives him to find the truth, regardless of the cost. Both men become psychologically connected as their relationship changes from psychiartrist and prisoner to student and teacher.

 

 

Virus (1999)

In this techo-thriller produced by Gale Anne Hurd and directed by Oscar-winning visual effects wizard John Bruno, the crew of an ocean-going tugboat find refuge in the eye of a typhoon aboard a top secret Soviet research vessel - only to discover that the Russians have been annihilated by an alien life form, which regards humans as a virus that must be eliminated.

 

 

Without Limits (1998)

Robert Towne's bio-pic about the legendary long-distance runner Steve Prefontaine. The picture follows Pre's Oregon upbringing, through his days at Oregon University (where he met and worked with famed running coach Bill Bowerman), through the Munich Olympics. Sadly, his career was cut short at the age of twenty-four when he was killed in a car accident, adding to the myth of this talented, inspired athlete.

 

 

Fallen (1998)

After capturing and prosecuting a brutal serial killer, detective John Hobbes is puzzled by a string of bizarre murders that seem to suggest that the killer is alive--or at least somehow present on Earth. With the help of a beautiful theosophist and his stalwart partner, Hobbes realizes that the killer's spirit is being transferred between the bodies it possesses--and that it may be impossible to stop him now.

 

 

The Hunley (1997)

The true story of the USS Hunley, the manually propelled submarine, during the siege of Charleston in 1864. The Hunley, the first submersible to sink and enemy boat during wartime, was powered by 8 men who died in the process. This is their story.

 

 

Natural Enemy (1997)

Ted Robards (Donald Sutherland) is thrilled with his new business partner Jeremy (William McNamara), until he realizes a terrible secret. Jeremy is the son of Ted's second wife, given up for adoption at birth. His adoptive family abused him in horrific ways, and the now psychopathic son has returned for revenge on his biological mother!

 

 

The Assignment (1997)

A CIA agent obsessed with apprehending infamous international terrorist Carlos "The Jackal" deploys a U.S. Navy man--who resembles Carlos exactly--in his scheme to discredit the legendary mercenary in the eyes of his employers. A complex psychological suspenser elevated above the bulging ranks of spy thrillers by its deep characterization and the dual role for Quinn.

 

 

Hollow Point (1996)

A sexy FBI agent and an intense DEA operative reluctantly join forces in the race to catch a crime boss before his demented assassin gets them in his sights.

 

 

The Shadow Conspiracy (1996)

A trusted advisor to the U.S. President finds himself the target of a dangerous assassin whose employers are the instigators of a plot to bring the government to its knees. A tale of political intrigue and deceit.

 

 

A Time to Kill (1996)

In a small southern town in the 1960s, a black man awaits trial for murdering the two rednecks who viciously raped his 10-year-old daughter. A young, idealistic white lawyer takes up the father's defense, and the incendiary case becomes a firestorm of racism and controversy, ripping the town apart. Based on John Grisham's bestselling first novel.

 

 

Younger & Younger (1995)

When his dowdy wife has a heart attack after witnessing one too many of his infidelities, a man is haunted by the ghost of his wife, which appears younger and more attractive with each visitation.

 

 

Outbreak (1995)

In director Wolfgang Petersen's fast-paced, intelligently written thriller, Dustin Hoffman plays Col. Sam Daniels, an expert on infectious diseases who is called in to study the outbreak of a deadly illness in Zaire. He finds a virus that spreads so quickly it could wipe out an entire nation in just a few weeks, and he believes that it might have spread to the United States. With the help of his ex-wife (Rene Russo), who works at the Centers for Disease Control, Daniels tracks the virus to the quiet seaside town of Cedar Creek, California. His superiors' reticence to help begins to raise questions in Daniels's mind, and he must find a cure before a panicky U.S. army general decides to kill the town's populace in order to save the world. The all-star cast includes Hoffman, Russo, Kevin Spacey, Donald Sutherland, Morgan Freeman, and Cuba Gooding, Jr.

 

 

Citizen X (1994)

Based on a true story and the book "The Killer Department" by Robert Cullen, CITIZEN X is the tale of the Soviet Union's eight year pursuit of a bloodthirsty serial killer who claimed the lives of 52 people (mostly teenage girls) between 1982 and 1990. A brilliant forensics expert (Rea) may hold the clues needed to finally apprehend the killer, but could they stop him before he strikes again? Sutherland won the Golden Globe for Supporting Role Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture Made for TV in 1996 and the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Special in 1995.

 

 

The Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All (1994)

This heartwarming drama uses an interview/ flashback structure to chronicle the life of a Confederate captain's wife, from their early courtship through the present day. Based on the novel by Alan Gurganus.

 

 

Disclosure (1994)

Based on Michael Crichton's controversial bestseller, a powerful woman at a computer software company jeapordizes a man's career when he spurns her sexual advances.

 

 

The Puppet Masters (1994)

In this chilling sci-fi tale, slightly updated from author Robert A. Heinlein's book, government officials are sent to Iowa to investigate an alien landing. They discover alien beings are taking over the brains of their human hosts. Their task: devise a way to stop the invaders before they spread too far, without killing the innocent humans.

 

 

Six Degrees of Separation (1993)

Fifth Avenue socialite Ouisa Kittredge (Stockard Channing) and her purveyor of high-art husband Flan (Donald Sutherland), are pedigree parents of "two at Harvard and one at Groton." But the privileged insular world inhabited by the Kittredge family, as well as their public status as distinguished arbiters of culture, makes them easy prey for a consummate con-artist like Paul (Will Smith). One night, he mysteriously shows up at their front door - injured and bleeding- claiming to be Sidney Poitier's son and a close college crony of the Kittredges' Ivy League progeny. Impressing Ouisa and Flan with his articulate literary expositions, Paul proves to be a sharp-witted, learned young man with epicurean taste and surprising culinary skill. His highbrow facade is so charmingly persuasive, Paul soon has the Kittredges loaning him money, putting him up for the night and taking satisfaction in his appraisal of their posh lifestyle. Much to the Kittredge's shock Paul is revealed to be a highly persuasive con-man, who has charmed his way into many upper-crust homes along the upper East side with his wit and insider knowledge. As Paul's plot unravels he becomes an urban legend of the upper crust, a witty anecdote to banter about at cocktail parties. However, he has a profound effect on the many individuals who encounter him, linking them in their shared experience. This film version of John Guare's highly successful stage play features remarkable ensemble acting and incredibly witty dialogue with an insider's ear for the excesses and delights of upper crust Manhattan.

 

Dr. Bethune (1993)

The story of the life of Canadian Doctor Norman Bethune who became a hero in China during Mao Tse-Tung's long march to revolution.

 

 

Benefit of the Doubt (1993)

Karen (Amy Irving) is forced to face the father (Donald Sutherland) who she helped to convict 20 years earlier for the murder of her mother. Upon his parole from prison, Frank still maintains his innocence and tries to restore his relationship with his suspicious daughter. Her memory is blurred by time now, and emotions don't make it easier to give him the benefit of the doubt.

 

 

Shadow of the Wolf (1993)

A young proud Eskimo hunter flees the rigid code of tribal life and his oppressive father with a young girl from his village. Tragedy strikes when he is accused of killing a white fur trader and must prove his innocence before he is killed by the white man.

 

 

Quicksand: No Escape (1992)

A hard-working architect is pulled into intrigue when his wife hires a private investigator to make sure he's just working late. The private eye sees an opportunity to frame him for a murder instead.

 

 

The Railway Station Man (1992)

A widowed artist and an eccentric American find a blossoming romance against the political turmoil of present-day Ireland.

 

 

The Setting Sun (1992)

THE SETTING SUN recounts the epic romance between a soldier (Masaya Kato) and a rebel leader (Diane Lane) during the 1930s Sino-Japanese opium wars.

 

 

Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992)

A fully accessorized L.A. high school cheerleader is informed by a mysterious stranger that she is destined to battle vampires. Soon she's wreaking havoc on a local chapter of bloodsuckers. But when the top vampire vows revenge, it totally fouls up her social schedule. Forerunner to the popular television series.

 

 

J.F.K. (1991)

Covers the period from 1963 to 1968; Produced and released in 1991.

Oliver Stone's self-proclaimed "countermyth," JFK mocks the doubtful veracity of the Warren Commission's findings on the Kennedy assassination and summarizes some of the myriad theories that have been proposed in its contest. Focusing on the investigation by New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison (Kevin Costner) into the activities of the FBI and other government agencies as well as their attempted cover-ups, Stone weaves fact and speculation into a compelling argument for the reopening of the case files. Garrison begins to investigate local links to the assassination, including Clay Shaw (Tommy Lee Jones), David Ferrie (Joe Pesci), Guy Bannister (Ed Asner), Perry Russo (Kevin Bacon), and Lee Harvey Oswald (Gary Oldman). When the accounts of Ferrie, Russo, and others almost invariably diverge from the FBI versions of events, Garrison begins to suspect a cover-up. Widening his net, he interviews many of the original assassination witnesses and again finds little that coincides with the government's record. Combining interviews with an analysis of the physical evidence, Garrison's team posits the existence of a conspiracy to kill the president. A mysterious Col. X (Donald Sutherland) implies the orchestration of the conspiracy at the highest levels of government, and Garrison is ready to go to trial. Stone deploys video, different film stocks shot at varying speeds, and a dizzying style of montage while harnessing the talents of a large and extraordinary cast to create a film of undeniable power and excitement.

 

 

Backdraft (1991)

Two feuding brothers carry on a heroic family tradition in the Chicago Fire Department. Before the smoke clears, love affairs are rekindled and lives are shattered as the brothers fight to resolve their differences and solve a puzzling series of arson attacks, each ignited by explosive phenomena known as backdrafts.

 

 

Eminent Domain (1991)

Based on true events, the story of the number six man in the Polish Politburo and his wife, as they struggle to maintain their love and trust under the watchful eye of the communist regime.

 

 

A Dry White Season (1989)

A prominent white school teacher living in South Africa and accepting the apartheid system, finds his life shattered when his black gardener is killed after trying to investigate his son's death. He hires a lawyer to help him expose the injustices of the government. Academy Award Nominations: Best Supporting Actor--Marlon Brando.

 

 

Lock Up (1989)

man with six months left to serve in a prison sentence is moved from a minimum security site to a maximum security facility under the sadistic hand of a warden with a personal vendetta against him. He must risk it all to stand up to the plot of torture and degradation the warden has created.

 

 

Lost Angels (1989)

Tim Doolan (Adam Horovitz) hates his parents. His father (Graham Beckel) is an absentee ex-cop, and his mother (Celia Weston) is a simpering upper middle class socialite who has recently remarried and can't understand her alienated and destructive son. A rich Los Angeles teen lost in a world of gang violence, drugs, and despair, Tim, along with his half brother, Andy (Don Bloomfield), parties all night at local clubs and belongs to a wealthy white gang that attempts to be as tough and streetwise as neighboring Latino gangs. His sole comfort comes from Cheryl (Amy Locane), a troubled, beautiful girl he admires from afar. One night, after a nasty gang fight, Tim goes to Cheryl's house and finds her ready and willing to party. However, the night ends abruptly when Cheryl drives her mother's car into the family pool. Tim and Cheryl wake up in the morning to the Los Angeles police and their unforgiving parents. Whisked away to juvenile detention, Tim is then placed in a high-security sanitarium where rich kids are left to figure out their problems in group therapy, abandoned by their frustrated and busy parents. Tim reacts to the sanitarium with rage and aggression until he meets Dr. Loftis (Donald Sutherland), a stern but liberal therapist who is willing to help and listen. With the support of Loftis, Tim finally begins to realize his own sense of self-worth. Director Hugh Hudson's honest portrait of troubled teens is simultaneously dark and uplifting, with gritty and intense performances from its young cast. Veteran actor Sutherland is captivating in his complex and challenging role.

 

 

Apprentice to Murder (1988)

A small, beautiful Pennsylvania Dutch community is rocked by a series of murders implicating a local mystic.

 

 

The Trouble With Spies (1987)

Appleton Porter (Donald Sutherland) is one of the most inept agents ever to work for the British Intelligence Service. Suspecting that the Russians are developing a viscous truth serum in Ibiza, the British send Porter to investigate. Checking into a conspicuous resort hotel, Porter doesn’t realize he’s practically sitting on the Russian’s base of operation. As he looks for leads, he befriends hotel guests Harry Lewis (Ned Beatty) and Mrs. Awkright (Ruth Gordon) and of course overlooks their obvious attempts to kill him. Entirely off track, Porter faces near-death at every turn. The only thing that can save his life and help him steal the Russian serum: his clumsiness.

 

 

The Rosary Murders (1987)

A renegade priest-turned-detective is faced with the mysterious serial killings of priests and nuns where the trademark of the murderer is the black rosary he leaves behind.

 

 

The Wolf at the Door (1987)

The struggles of artist Paul Gauguin are brought to life in this true depiction of the middle period of the artist's life. He is forced to overcome poverty, win acceptance for his work and resolve his relationships with the women in his life.

 

 

Revolution (1985)

Director Hugh Hudson's REVOLUTION is a tale of the tumultuous American Revolution that vividly traces the war, from its violent beginnings in 1776, to the bloody and bitter victory in 1781 at Yorktown, as seen through the eyes of one footsoldier. Al Pacino stars as Tom Dobb, a simple, illiterate trapper who is swept into the war when his beloved son, Ned (Dexter Fletcher), joins the independence army. In an effort to protect his son, Tom joins up as well, and the father and son experience the brutal first battles together. What begins as a war that Dobb wants no part of, becomes a true fight for freedom when his son is captured and tortured by the British army. In rescuing his young son and nursing him back to health, Tom learns the precious price of freedom and takes up the fight with determination and bravery. He is aided in his mission by Daisy McConnahay (Nastassja Kinski), a young rebel from a family of upper crust New York Tories who joins the fight with idealistic hope and undaunting passion. Daisy follows the troops, offering food and comfort as they fight for freedom, becoming a spirited member of the rebel party. The hardships that the men face on the front are shown with unblinking accuracy. As the colonial farmers and tradesmen battle for their new land, the great spirit of the rebel army is captured in a rousing tribute to their unwavering fight for freedom.

 

 

Heaven Help Us (1984)

St. Basil, a strict Catholic school for boys, stands as a fortress against the hedonistic 1960's. But the Brothers of St. Basil have their work cut out for them with their latest batch of sex-crazed, rebellious students. Between the comic moments filled with boyish shenanigans, this film offers realistic glimpses of the vibrancy of 1965 Brooklyn and into the parochial school system.

 

 

Ordeal by Innocence (1984)

After returning from a trip to the Antarctica, a researcher discovers that an innocent man who hitched a ride with him before he left was executed for a murder he didn't commit. The murder was committed while the man was riding in the researcher's automobile. Based on an Agatha Christie mystery.

 

 

Crackers (1984)

When a group of eccentric San Francisco neighbors decide to turn to a life of crime, the result is that they commit more bungles than burglaries.

 

 

Max Dugan Returns (1983)

Nora McPhee (Marsha Mason), a single mom raising a teenage son (Matthew Broderick), is barely able to make ends meet. Things change when Nora's estranged dad, Max Dugan (Jason Roberts), suddenly reenters her life, offering her a suitcase full of money in exchange for a renewed relationship with her and his grandson. This becomes a moral dilemma for Nora, because she has suspicions about the money's origins, as do some gangsters, and her new policeman boyfriend (Donald Sutherland).

 

 

Threshold (1982)

A dedicated, highly skilled surgeon performs a daring artificial heart transplant against the express orders of hospital authorities. His courageous decision, which results in medical history, leads to unexpected complications.

 

 

Eye of the Needle (1981)

A German spy washes up on a small island off the British coast and is taken in by a lonely woman whose husband was paralyzed years ago and hardly speaks to her. Her desire for sex is immediately apparent to the equally lonely spy (Sutherland), who quickly seduces the wife and begins to plot his escape from the island so that he can report back to Germany with news about the impending D-Day invasion. Based on the best seller by Ken Follett, EYE OF THE NEEDLE was helmed by the director of RETURN OF THE JEDI and features an incredibly icy performance by Sutherland.

 

 

Bear Island (1980)

International spies converge on a remote Arctic island to recover an intact Nazi U-boat buried in the ice. Inside the boat lies a terrible secret - one worth dying for.

 

 

Nothing Personal (1980)

A college professor plagued with a difficult legal problem solicits the assistance of a beautiful female lawyer. She happily takes his case.

 

 

Ordinary People (1980)

Devastated by the loss of their older son, well-to-do suburban couple Calvin (Donald Sutherland) and Beth (Mary Tyler Moore) are trying to rebuild their lives after their younger son, Conrad (Timothy Hutton), attempts suicide. While Beth, who always favored the elder son, retreats into an icy, emotionless shell, Calvin tries to draw Conrad back into the family and into life as a teenager. Conrad sings in the choir and returns to the swim team, but both his brother's death and his own experiences traumatize him. Conrad reluctantly begins therapy sessions with Berger (Judd Hirsch), which allow him some respite from the unbearable grief and guilt he carries with him. As Conrad makes strides, Calvin realizes that he no longer knows his wife and is both saddened and angered by how seemingly emotionless she has become. A classic portrait of family life in the face of tragedy, Robert Redford’s award-winning directorial debut is moving and thought provoking. Based on the novel by Judith Guest, the film features the debuts of Timothy Hutton and Elizabeth McGovern as well as breakthrough performances from Mary Tyler Moore and Donald Sutherland.

 

 

The Great Train Robbery (1979)

Michael Crichton's most accomplished directorial effort, THE GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY is a stylish thriller based on his best-selling book about the first robbery to take place aboard a moving train. Set in 1855 England, Edward Pierce (Sean Connery) is a master thief with the ambitious goal of stealing a shipment of gold bars en route to the Crimea. Conspiring with his beautiful mistress, Miriam (Lesley-Anne Down), and England's greatest locksmith, Agar (Donald Sutherland), Pierce sets out on a quest to copy each of four keys needed to open the train's vault, keys that are kept and guarded by different parties. Giving a smooth performance reminiscent of his James Bond role, Connery infuses Pierce with a disarming confidence as he seduces his way through the upper-class environment of the key holders, who seem to have their own low-brow weaknesses. From the decadent parties and mansions of the wealthy to the brothels and dog fights of the underclass, THE GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY is a historical tour de force that culminates in the suspenseful, dangerous climax of this true story.

 

 

A Man, a Woman and a Bank (1979)

Donald Sutherland stars in this comic caper as Reese Halperin, an amateur thief who manages to neatly remove 4-million-dollars in unmarked bills from a bank vault. However, what he doesn't know is that a beautiful woman (Adams) took his picture while he was committing the crime, and she's out for a piece of the action.

 

 

Murder by Decree (1979)

Christopher Plummer and James Mason take on the roles of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson in this entertaining mystery-thriller. The famous sleuth and his loyal sidekick try to figure out the identity of Jack the Ripper and stop the madman's killing spree once and for all. In the process, they uncover a conspiracy involving the Freemasons and members of the royal family.

 

 

Blood Relatives (1978)

A homicide investigator must bring all his faculties to this case. A family that has grown too close must pay the price of sin when the most intimate act becomes an act of murder.

 

 

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)

In this remake of the 1956 cult classic, terror slowly and silently strikes San Francisco as the city is mysteriously covered by alien spores that produce strangely beautiful flowers. Unbeknownst to the people, the flowers are the bearers of alien pods that make a spiderlike webbing that captures their victims as they sleep and replicates their human form. Although they still look human, the victims are transformed into emotionless creatures by a strange race of aliens out to consume and control humanity--and only four people are left to stop them. Donald Sutherland stars as Matthew Bennel, a Department of Health inspector whose close friend and coworker Elizabeth Driscoll (Brooke Adams) is overwhelmed by fear and paranoia when she begins to suspect her boyfriend, Geoffrey (Art Hindle), of no longer being human. Together, with their friends Jack (Jeff Goldblum) and Nancy (Veronica Cartwright), they are out to stop the bizarre alien invasion before they fall victim to the alien pods. Leonard Nimoy costars as Dr. David Kibner, a guru psychiatrist who might not be whom he seems. This haunting parable of human paranoia is a creepy glimpse of a city overrun with robotlike yuppies threatening to wipe out all of humankind. Sutherland gives a knockout performance as the leader of the last four humans left in San Francisco in this terrific blend of B-movie science fiction and modern terror.

 

 

National Lampoon's Animal House (1978)

Unable to gain acceptance at the snootier fraternities they= pledge, the Deltas, a a motley crew of misfits and sociopaths bent on= disrupting the well-starched status quo, engage in various illegalities= that land them in hot water with both the stern college dean and the= neighboring jock fraternity. Their exploits eventually cause them to be= placed on double-secret probation, until finally, they are kicked out of= school and, as the dean reminds them, newly eligible for the Vietnam= draft.

 

 

The Disappearance (1977)

A hired assassin discovers an ironic link between his new target and the disappearance of his wife. Fine acting and direction.

 

 

The Eagle Has Landed (1977)

John Sturges's adaptation of Jack Higgins's best-selling suspense novel stars Michael Caine as Nazi Col. Kurt Steiner. When the Nazi high command learns in late 1943 that Winston Churchill will be spending time at a country estate in Norfolk, it hatches an audacious scheme to kidnap the prime minister and spirit him to Germany for enforced negotiations with Der Fhrer. Heinrich Himmler (Donald Pleasence) assigns Col. Max Radl (Robert Duvall) to mastermind the operaton. He enlists the aid of Steiner, who has been imprisoned for subordination and is awaiting sentence, by offering him a chance to save his life. Liam Devlin (Donald Sutherland), an IRA lifer who hates the British, also signs on for the mission. Steiner and his commando team parachute into the small village of Sudley disguised as Polish soldiers and appear to the populace to be paratroopers running through exercises. As they await the arrival of Churchill, one of the commandos rescues a boy from drowning in a nearby river, inadvertently revealing his Nazi colors in the process. Steiner realizes that some changes will have to made in his timetable. THE EAGLE HAS LANDED is an enjoyable Alistair MacLean-like mission impossible, ably served by Sturges and a stellar cast.

 

 

Kentucky Fried Movie (1977)

A movie that helped plant the seeds of Saturday Night Live and gave the Zucker brothers a foot in Hollywood's door, this long-revered television and movie satire combines sex and bathroom humor with timeless sight gags and slapstick. The uproarious film spoofs everything from television commercials, movie trailers, porn, and pop culture in general in a series of hysterical sketches. Infamous sketches include "Cleopatra Schwartz," a blaxploitation spoof featuring a sexy Amazon married to a rabbi; and the extended kung fu film parody "A Fistful of Yen." Raunchy humor and hysterical commentary on the media are served up with reckless abandon by the likes of Bill Bixby, Henry Gibson, George Lazenby, and Donald Sutherland, among countless others.

 

 

1900 (1976)

Tracing 45 years in the lives of two men born just after the turn of the century, Bertolucci's four-hour-plus epic dramatizes the class politics that tore Italy apart. Alfredo (Robert De Niro) is a wealthy padrone who finds himself aligned with the fascists, while his boyhood friend and double, Olmo (Gerard Depardieu), is a peasant-turned-socialist agitator. Their friendship, lives, and loves are strained past all limits by the brutality, prejudice, and warfare that erupt all around them.

 

 

The Day of the Locust (1975)

Based on Nathanael West's satirical novel, John Schlesinger's THE DAY OF THE LOCUST is an absorbing look at the desperate characters who populate the Hollywood film industry. Idealistic young set designer Tod Hackett (William Atherton) travels to 1930s-era Hollywood to find fame and fortune but encounters a dismal world of broken people, shattered dreams, and phoney healers pandering to the lost. He soon falls in love with aspiring actress Faye Greener (Karen Black), a cruel, manipulative woman who lives with her drunken father (Burgess Meredith, in an Oscar-nominated performance) and loves the strange man-child Homer Simpson (Donald Sutherland). Their passions collide at a disastrous Hollywood premiere that remains one of the most horrifying and tragic climaxes in film history.

 

 

Don't Look Now (1974)

Nicolas Roeg's third film--after the brash PERFORMANCE (1970) and meditative WALKABOUT (1971)--is a haunting thriller that confirmed the director's status as a true visionary. Based on a story by Daphne Du Maurier, DON'T LOOK NOW follows a grieving English couple to Venice, where the past continues to plague them. John Baxter (Donald Sutherland) and his wife Laura (Julie Christie) are in mourning for their young daughter, who drowned tragically near their home. John takes a job in Venice so that the couple can leave the past behind, but, unfortunately, the past is not easily forgotten. While John begins to see unsettling visions of a young girl in a red coat running through the Venice streets, Laura learns from an elderly psychic that her husband is in grave danger. What follows is an eerie, erotic mystery that builds to a shockingly horrific climax.

 

 

S.P.Y.S (1974)

The CIA has mistakenly killed two KGB agents. The Russians, now seeking revenge, target the bumbling duo of Griff and Brulard. To add to their woes, they let a prominent Russian defector get kidnapped. soon they are targeted for elimination from both the KGB and their own side as well.

 

 

Dan Candy's Law (1973)

Based on a true story, DAN CANDY'S LAW stars Donald Sutherland as a Canadian officer who embarks on a yearlong search for an Indian fugitive. Ravaged by hunger, a Cree Indian named Almighty Voice (Gordon Tootoosis) is arrested for stealing government livestock. He escapes, but is soon being sought out for a murder. Over the course of the next year, both men are driven by their longing for justice. Part action film, part western, DAN CANDY'S LAW is a testament to the human fight for survival.

 

 

Lady Ice (1973)

In Chicago, a gang of jewel thieves, led by the beautiful Paula Booth (Jennifer O'Neill), steals $3 million in diamonds. So insurance detective Andy Hammond (Donald Sutherland) sets out to capture the criminals and the goods. The trail leads to Miami, where Paula's father, a dealer of "hot" gems, resides. But when Andy catches up with sexy Paula, diamonds aren't the only things he desires...