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 drama war film directed by Roland Emmerich and written by Robert Rodat. The film stars Mel Gibson, Heath Ledger, Joely Richardson, Jason Isaacs, Chris Cooper, and Tom Wilkinson. Set in Berkeley County, South Carolina, it follows Benjamin Martin (Gibson), an American colonist who is opposed to going to war with Great Britain but, along with his son Gabriel (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

In 1776, during the American Revolutionary War, 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. Benjamin abstains, fearing war against Great Britain and not wanting to force others to fight when Benjamin himself will not do so. Still, the vote passes, and Benjamin's oldest son, Gabriel, joins the army against his father's wishes.

Cast

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author	Robert Rodat
contentLocation	South Carolina
director	Roland Emmerich
editor	David Brenner Julie Monroe
events	American Revolutionary War
genre	action crime drama historical
keywords	african american american american flag american revolution american soldiers arson battle of camden battle of cowpens besieged at yorktown blue ridge mountains brigade british army build burn capture cherokee church colonel commanding officer continental army coup de grâce discover dragoon embarrass engage fall fight former slave french and indian war great britain great dane great danes guerrilla warfare gullah horatio gates impressment indian war kill kingdom of great britain last second militia new world ploy press gang press gangs regular army revolutionary war ruse of war siege of charleston siege of yorktown slave 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
producer	Dean Devlin Gary Levinsohn Mark Gordon
publisher	Sony Pictures Releasing
recordedAt	South Carolina
theme	action drama epic propaganda war