Patriot, The
Peaceful farmer Benjamin Martin is driven to lead the Colonial Militia during the American Revolution when a sadistic British officer murders his son.
Directed by
Roland Emmerich
Genres
Action, Drama, History, War
Cast
Mel Gibson, Heath Ledger, Joely Richardson, Jason Isaacs, Chris Cooper, Tchéky Karyo, Rene Auberjonois, Lisa Brenner, Tom Wilkinson, Donal Logue, Leon Rippy, Adam Baldwin, Jay Arlen Jones, Joey D. Vieira, Gregory Smith
VHS
This is a story told against the backdrop of American Revolution. It did a nice job of capturing the brutality of the war, and differences in tactics employed by the two sides. It also spent some time examining the differences in opinion about the war within the colonists. It was a nicely told story against an interesting backdrop.