The 10 best Donald Sutherland films

With a lauded career, Donald Sutherland was one of the biggest names in Hollywood cinema. Among the main awards that the Canadian actor has received are an Oscar for his lifetime achievement in 2017, two Golden Globes and a Primetime Emmy Award. Unfortunately Sutherland left us on July 20, 2024.

Donald Sutherland became known in the late 1960s and achieved worldwide fame in the 1970s. More recently, he stood out for his portrayal of him in the film “Pride and Prejudice” (2005) and for playing President Snow in the series “Games”. .

To pay homage to him, we list 10 films starring the great Donald Sutherland.

Directed by Robert Aldrich, the war film “The Dirty Dozen” was a huge success at the box office.

Set in World War II, the film stars Lee Marvin in the lead role. He plays a US Army major tasked with an unconventional mission. He must train a group of twelve convicted military prisoners for a suicide mission against senior Nazi officials.

In one of his first film roles, Donald Sutherland plays one of the inmates. Big names like John Cassavetes, Charles Bronson, Jim Brown and Telly Savalas also play prisoners.

A critical and commercial success, “MASH” received five Oscar nominations and won the award for Best Adapted Screenplay. The film also won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival. Its success led to the creation of a popular television series.

A tongue-in-cheek comedy, the film is set during the Korean War and follows a group of US Army doctors and nurses who work in a mobile hospital.

Donald Sutherland plays the irreverent Captain Benjamin Franklin “Hawkeye” Pierce. Directed by Robert Altman, the film is based on the novel “MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors,” by Richard Hooker.

A neo-noir psychological thriller, “Klute” features performances from Donald Sutherland and Jane Fonda, who have received praise for their performances.

Directed by Alan J. Pakula, the film is part of his “paranoia trilogy,” which also includes “The Plot” (1974) and “All the President’s Men” (1976).

Donald Sutherland plays John Klute, a private detective investigating the disappearance of a businessman. The only lead to him is Bree Daniels (Jane Fonda), a prostitute who had received pornographic letters from the missing man.

A cult psychological thriller, “Winter of Blood in Venice” is directed by Nicolas Roeg (“Witches’ Convention”). The film is based on a story by Daphne du Maurier.

Donald Sutherland stars alongside Julie Christie as a couple who travel to Venice after the husband takes a job restoring a church.

However, the trip comes shortly after the accidental death of the couple’s young daughter. Meanwhile, in Venice, her wife meets two elderly sisters, one of whom she claims to be a medium and she claims to have seen her deceased daughter.

In this film by the famous Italian director Federico Fellini, Donald Sutherland plays Giacomo Casanova, the 18th century Venetian adventurer known for his seduction skills and extravagant love life.

The film is based on Casanova’s memoirs and the plot follows his life and adventures.

Directed by John Landis (“The Bad Guy Brothers”, “An American Werewolf in London”, “A Prince in New York”), “The Scoundrels Club” is one of the most influential comedies in American cinema.

The plot revolves around the antics of fraternity members who challenge the norms of their university’s authoritarian administration. The cast includes names like John Belushi, Tim Matheson, John Vernon, Verna Bloom and Thomas Hulce.

Donald Sutherland makes a surprising cameo as a laid-back English teacher who contrasts with the rigidity of his institution.

The second film adaptation of the novel “The Body Snatchers”, by Jack Finney, “Body Snatchers” is an acclaimed horror and science fiction film. The film is directed by Philip Kaufman (“The Elect”).

Donald Sutherland plays a Department of Health employee who realizes that the people around him are being replaced by alien copies devoid of emotion and empathy.

Marking star Robert Redford’s directorial debut, “The People” is based on the novel of the same name by Judith Guest. A critical and commercial success, the film won 4 Oscars, including Best Picture.

The series follows an upper-middle-class family with serious relationship problems after the accidental death of their eldest son.

Donald Sutherland plays the fragile father and has received critical praise for his performance. Mary Tyler Moore, Judd Hirsch and Timothy Hutton complete the cast.

Directed by John Flynn (“The Other Side of Violence”), “Brutal Conviction” is an action film set in a prison.

Sylvester Stallone plays an exemplary prisoner about to be released. However, his freedom is threatened when he is transferred to a maximum security prison.

The manager of the club is an old enemy thirsty for revenge: the sadistic Warden Drumgoole, played by Donald Sutherland.

In this film, Donald Sutherland stars alongside Clint Eastwood, Tommy Lee Jones and James Garner as four former test pilots who are sent into space to repair an old Soviet space station.

The unusual thing is that the four are elderly and were chosen because the technology used in the satellite is obsolete. Directed by Clint Eastwood, “Space Cowboys” was a box office success and was well received by critics overall.

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