The Patriot 2000

type: Movie

language: English

duration: 175 min

genre: historical

theme: epic

director: Roland Emmerich

Score: 7 / 10

The Patriot is a 2000 American epic historical war film that is written by Robert Rodat, directed by Roland Emmerich, and starring Mel Gibson, Chris Cooper, Heath Ledger and Jason Isaacs. The story takes place mainly in rural Berkeley County, South Carolina, and depicts Benjamin Martin (Gibson), an American colonist opposed to going to war with Great Britain but, along with his adult son (Ledger), gets swept into the American Revolutionary War when his home life is disrupted, and one of his sons is murdered by a cruel British officer (Isaacs). Rodat has said Martin is a composite character based on four historical men: Andrew Pickens, Francis Marion, Daniel Morgan and Thomas Sumter.

Plot

During the American Revolutionary War in 1776, Captain Benjamin Martin, a French and Indian War veteran and a widower with seven children, is called to Charlestown to vote in the South Carolina General Assembly on a levy supporting the Continental Army. Fearing war against Great Britain and not wanting to force others to fight when he will not do so, Benjamin abstains, but the vote passes, and Benjamin's oldest son, Gabriel, joins the army against his father's wishes.

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author	Robert Rodat
contentLocation	South Carolina
director	Roland Emmerich
editor	David Brenner Julie Monroe
events	American Revolutionary War
genre	action drama historical
keywords	african american american american flag american revolution american soldiers arson battle of camden battle of cowpens besieged at yorktown brigade british british army burn capture cherokee colonel commanding officer continental army coup de grâce decisive battle decisive victory dragoon engage fall fight former slave french and indian war great britain great dane great danes guerrilla warfare gullah hang horatio gates impressment indian war kill kingdom of great britain last second militia musket ploy press gang press gangs rebuild regular army revolutionary war ruse of war siege of charleston siege of yorktown south carolina general assembly war veteran widower wound
musicBy	John Williams
nomination	Academy Award for Best Cinematography Academy Award for Best Original Score Academy Award for Best Sound
publisher	Sony Pictures Releasing
recordedAt	South Carolina
theme	action drama epic propaganda war