Summary
Outline:
Peaceful farmer Benjamin Martin is driven to lead the Colonial Militia during the American Revolution when a sadistic British officer murders his son.
Synopsis:
The Patriot tells the story of Benjamin Martin (Mel Gibson), a reluctant hero swept into the revolutionary war when it invades his hometown and involves his family. He takes up arms beside his son, Gabriel (Heath Ledger) and leads an American militia against the redcoat army. Roland Emmerich directs this adventure filled with violent images from a turbulent era in our nations history.
Details
Released:
27 Jun 2000Studio:
Columbia PicturesRuntime:
165Aspect Ratio:
2.35:1Language:
EnglishAudio:
DTS / Dolby Digital / SDDSCredits
Crew
- Dean Devlin - Producer
- Dionne McNeff - Associate producer
- Gary Levinsohn - Producer
- John Williams - Composer
- Mark Gordon - Producer
- Michael Dahan - Associate producer
- Peter Winther - Co-producer
- Robert Rodat - Writer
- Roland Emmerich - Director, Executive producer
- Ute Emmerich - Executive producer
- William Fay - Executive producer
Cast
- Adam Baldwin - Capt. Wilkins
- Andy Stahl - Gen. Nathanel Greene
- Beatrice Bush - Abigale the Housekeeper
- Bill Roberson - Loyalist Simms
- Braima Moiwai - Gullah Musician
- Bryan Chafin - Samuel Martin
- Charles Black - Matthew
- Chris Cooper - Col. Harry Burwell
- Colt Romberger - Colt
- Dara Coleman - Redcoat Sergeant #2
- Derrick B. Young - Slave Boy
- Donal Logue - Dan Scott
- Gil Johnson - Militiaman
- Grahame Wood - Redcoat Lieutenant
- Greg Good - Cowpens Militiaman
- Gregory Smith - Thomas Martin
- Hank Stone - Rollins
- Heath Ledger - Gabriel Martin
- Jack Moore - Curly
- Jamieson Price - Capt. Bordon (as Jamieson K. Price)
- Jason Isaacs - Col. William Tavington
- Jay Arlen Jones - Occam
- Joely Richardson - Charlotte Selton
- Joey D. Vieira - Peter Howard
- John Bennes - Speaker
- John F. Dzencelowcz II - Continental Soldier
- John H. Bush - Abner
- John S. Curran - Redcoat Sergeant #1 (as John Curran)
- John Storey - Cowpens Militiaman
- Kanin J. Howell - Postrider (as Kanin Howell)
- Kirk Fox - Skunk
- Kristian Truelsen - Hardwick
- Kyle Richard Engels - Billings' Son
- Le Roy Seabrook - Gullah Minister
- Leon Rippy - John Billings
- Lillie L. Harris - Gullah Musician
- Lisa Brenner - Anne Howard
- Logan Lerman - William Martin
- Mark Jeffrey Miller - Wounded Continental
- Mark Twogood - Danvers
- Mary Jo Deschanel - Mrs. Howard
- Mel Gibson - Benjamin Martin
- Mika Boorem - Margaret Martin
- P. Dion Moore - Redcoat
- Patrick Tatopoulos - French Naval Officer
- Peter Woodward - Charles O'Hara
- Randell Haynes - Patriot Middleton
- Rene Auberjonois - Reverend Oliver
- Roy McCrerey - Redcoat
- Sam Edens - Redcoat/Continental/French Sergeant (uncredited)
- Samuel Brown Jr. - Gullah Musician
- Samuel Brown Sr. - Gullah Musician
- Scott Miles - Patriot Private
- Shan Omar Huey - Joshua
- Shannon Eubanks - Mrs. Simms
- Skye McCole Bartusiak - Susan Martin
- Tcheky Karyo - Jean Villeneuve
- Terry Layman - Gen. George Washington
- Tom Wilkinson - Gen. Lord Charles Cornwallis
- Trevor Morgan - Nathan Martin
- Tyler Long - Page Poy
- Zach Hanner - British Field Officer
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