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  1. The Patriot (2000 film) - Wikipedia

    • 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 wa… See more

    Release dateJune 28, 2000 (USA)
    Content ratingR · TV-PG · TV-MA · TV-14 · Unrated
    GenreAction · Drama · History · War
    Directed byRoland Emmerich
    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 suppor… See more

    Cast

    Mel Gibson as Captain/Colonel Benjamin Martin A veteran of the French and Indian War, the hero of the fictional Fort Wilderness, and the widowed father of seven children, he is based on a composite of historica… See more

    Production

    Screenwriter Robert Rodat wrote seventeen drafts of the script before there was an acceptable one. In an early version, Anne is pregnant with Gabriel's child when she dies in the burning church. Rodat wrote the script with … See more

    Reception

    On Rotten Tomatoes, The Patriot holds an approval rating of 62% based on 137 reviews, with an average rating of 6.10/10. The site's critics consensus reads: "The Patriot can be entertaining to watch, but it relies too m… See more

    Historical authenticity

    During development, Emmerich and his team consulted experts at the Smithsonian Institution on set, props, and costumes; advisor Rex Ellis even recommended the Gullah village as an appropriate place for Martin's fa… See more

     
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  1. The Patriot (2000) - Plot - IMDb

    When South Carolina decides to join the rebellion against England, Gabriel immediately signs up to fight...without his father's permission. But when Colonel William Tavington, British dragoon, infamous for his brutal tactics, comes and …

     
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  3. The Patriot: Is Benjamin Martin Based on a …

    Jul 6, 2024 · ‘The Patriot’ charts a story set in a historical time period that showcases the riveting and tragic war that unfolded between American colonies and the British Army during the …

  4. The Patriot (2000) - IMDb

  5. Digital History - University of Houston

    Like many historical films, "The Patriot" involves a mixture of fact and fiction. In one scene, a British officer orders his troops to burn down a church that is crowded with Patriot women, men, and children.

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  7. The Murder of a Patriot Preacher - The Tragedy of …

    Nov 24, 2020 · James Caldwell was a New Jersey preacher who served with the militia during the Revolutionary War and in doing so suffered great personal losses. James Caldwell was raised in Virginia, but after studying at Princeton …

  8. Why Historians Can't Stand The Patriot

    Dec 1, 2020 · Most of us have been taught in school that the colonies' use of guerrilla tactics are what won us the war, but from what a historian told The Baltimore Sun, that's not the case, …

  9. The Patriot: Exploring Questions and Answers

  10. Patriot War - Wikipedia

    The Patriot War was a conflict along the Canada–United States border in which bands of raiders attacked the British colony of Upper Canada more than a dozen times between December 1837 and December 1838. It was not a conflict …

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  13. The Patriot: Is William Tavington Based on a Real British Colonel?

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