Donald Sutherland
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In weaving together the varied and interrelated strands of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century discourse and events, this course focuses on the contributions to Western history that bear the most responsibility for shaping the world of today. Among these contributions are such vital, yet markedly different documents as the Federalist Papers and the Communist Manifesto. New styles of art and literature are also given a stunning treatment, as the professors...
23) Milton's Secret
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Twelve-year-old Milton Adams feels his world is in crisis. With his parents stressing about their careers and finances, and the neighborhood bully tormenting him, he is constantly anxious. But when Milton's optimistic Grandpa (Donald Sutherland) comes to visit, he learns the secret to finding true happiness from a man who has seen the world and who has committed to living life in the 'now'.
24) Measure of a Man
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A bullied teen experiences a turning-point summer and learns to stand up for himself.
25) Forsaken
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In 1872, John Henry Clayton (Kiefer Sutherland) retires as a gunfighter and returns to his hometown of Fowler, Wyoming in hope of repairing his relationship with his estranged father, Reverend Clayton (Donald Sutherland). However, he soon learns that the town is in turmoil, as the railroad will be coming through the area and a criminal gang is terrorizing ranchers who refuse to sell their land. John Henry is the only one who can stop them, but his...
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A Nazi Strike Force plots to kidnap Winston Churchill while he is resting in a desolate Norfolk village. Colonel Radl (Robert Duvall), Colonel Steiner (Michael Caine) and Liam Devlin (Donald Sutherland) are enlisted to carry out the operation, which if successful, would irrevocably alter the outcome of the war. Disguised as Polish airmen, these paratroopers descend upon England only to be interrupted by an unforeseeable incident which threatens to...
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Treasure Island volume 1
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Young Jim Hawkins is the only one who can successfully get a schooner to a legendary Island known for buried treasure. But aboard the ship is a mysterious cook named John Silver (Emmy winner Eddie Izzard, The Riches), whose true motivation on the journey challenges Jim's trust in the entire crew. This is an exciting and atmospheric new take on the definitive pirate action adventure of reckless buccaneers, buried fortunes and a friendship forged in...
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Treasure Island volume 2
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Young Jim Hawkins is the only one who can successfully get a schooner to a legendary Island known for buried treasure. But aboard the ship is a mysterious cook named John Silver (Emmy winner Eddie Izzard, The Riches), whose true motivation on the journey challenges Jim's trust in the entire crew. This is an exciting and atmospheric new take on the definitive pirate action adventure of reckless buccaneers, buried fortunes and a friendship forged in...
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Spanning more than a century, this is the extraordinary tale, told in her own words, of Lucy Mardsen who in 1984 at the age of 99 was the nation's oldest widow of a Confederate soldier. Told in flashbacks through her reminiscences and those of her now deceased soldier husband, the story becomes a personal roadmap to much of the history of this country's last century.
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Spanning more than a century, this is the extraordinary tale, told in her own words, of Lucy Mardsen who in 1984 at the age of 99 was the nation's oldest widow of a Confederate soldier. Told in flashbacks through her reminiscences and those of her now deceased soldier husband, the story becomes a personal roadmap to much of the history of this country's last century.
31) Basmati Blues
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Linda Watt (Brie Larson), is a sheltered but brilliant young scientist who's plucked out of her company's lab and sent to India to sell a genetically modified rice she's created: unaware that the rice will destroy the farmers she thinks she's helping...
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Frankenstein volume 2
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Frankenstein's creation continues his quest for revenge against the "father" that rejected him and the society that shunned him. But as the wounded creature leaves behind a trail of destruction and despair, will he be able to find the acceptance that he has really been looking for?
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Frankenstein volume 1
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In this thrilling adaptation of Mary Shelley's timeless classic, a brilliant yet insane doctor brings life to the dead with dire consequences.
35) Jappeloup
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At the beginning of the 1980s, abandoning a promising career as a lawyer, Pierre Durand devotes himself, body and soul, to his passion: show jumping.Supported by his father, he invests everything in a young horse called Jappeloup, even though no one else Pierre has made a good choice. Too small, too temperamental, and too unpredictable, the horse has many flaws but also has remarkable poise and abilities. From competition to competition, horse and...
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Moby Dick volume 1
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In this awe-inspiring adventure of vengeance and obsession the crew of the sailing vessel Pequod finds itself under the mad will of the avenging Captain Ahab. Stars William Hurt, Ethan Hawke, Gillian Anderson, Donald Sutherland, Eddie Marsan and Raoul Trujillo.
38) Ask The Dust
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Colin Farrell is Arturo Bandini, a young would-be writer who comes to Depression-era Los Angeles to make a name for himself. While there, he meets beautiful barmaid Camilla (Salma Hayek), a Mexican immigrant who hopes for a better life by marrying a wealthy American. Both are trying to escape the stigma of their ethnicity in blue-blood California. The passion that arises between them is palpable – if they could only set aside their ambitions...
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Moby Dick volume 2
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Captain Ahab's need to slay the great whale Moby Dick has becomes and all-out obsession that proves dangerous and impossible for the crew. Stars William Hurt, Ethan Hawke, Gillian Anderson, Donald Sutherland, Eddie Marsan and Raoul Trujillo.