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The Patriot

- Before they were soldiers, they were family. Before they were legends, they were heroes. Before there was a nation, there was a fight for freedom.

After proving himself on the field of battle in the French and Indian War, Benjamin Martin wants nothing more to do with such things, preferring the simple life of a farmer. But when his son Gabriel enlists in the army to defend their new nation, America, against the British, Benjamin reluctantly returns to his old life to protect his son.

Release Date : 2000-06-28

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Columbia PicturesMutual Film CompanyCentropolis EntertainmentGlobal Medien KG

Production Country : GermanyUnited States of America

Alternative Titles : The Patriot Extended Cut

Cast

Character Name : Benjamin Martin

Original Name : Mel Gibson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gabriel Martin

Original Name : Heath Ledger

Gender : Male

Character Name : Charlotte Selton

Original Name : Joely Richardson

Gender : Female

Character Name : Col. William Tavington

Original Name : Jason Isaacs

Gender : Male

Character Name : Col. Harry Burwell

Original Name : Chris Cooper

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jean Villeneuve

Original Name : Tchéky Karyo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Reverend Oliver

Original Name : René Auberjonois

Gender : Male

Character Name : Anne Howard

Original Name : Lisa Brenner

Gender : Female

Character Name : Gen. Cornwallis

Original Name : Tom Wilkinson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dan Scott

Original Name : Donal Logue

Gender : Male

Character Name : John Billings

Original Name : Leon Rippy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Capt. Wilkins

Original Name : Adam Baldwin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Occam

Original Name : Jay Arlen Jones

Gender : Male

Character Name : Peter Howard

Original Name : Joey D. Vieira

Gender : Male

Character Name : Thomas Martin

Original Name : Gregory Smith

Gender : Male

Character Name : Margaret Martin

Original Name : Mika Boorem

Gender : Female

Character Name : Susan Martin

Original Name : Skye McCole Bartusiak

Gender : Female

Character Name : Nathan Martin

Original Name : Trevor Morgan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Samuel Martin

Original Name : Bryan Chafin

Gender : Male

Character Name : William Martin

Original Name : Logan Lerman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Howard

Original Name : Mary Jo Deschanel

Gender : Female

Character Name : Capt. Bordon

Original Name : Jamieson Price

Gender : Male

Character Name : Charles O'Hara

Original Name : Peter Woodward

Gender : Male

Character Name : Redcoat Lieutenant

Original Name : Grahame Wood

Gender : Male

Character Name : Abigale the Housekeeper

Original Name : Beatrice Bush

Gender : Male

Character Name : Grinadier Soldier

Original Name : Shane Ayon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Joshua

Original Name : Shan Omar Huey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rollins

Original Name : Hank Stone

Gender : Male

Character Name : Skunk

Original Name : Kirk Fox

Gender : Male

Character Name : Curly

Original Name : Jack Moore

Gender : Male

Character Name : Danvers

Original Name : Mark Twogood

Gender : Male

Character Name : Colt

Original Name : Colt Romberger

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gen. George Washington

Original Name : Terry Layman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Simms

Original Name : Shannon Eubanks

Gender : Female

Character Name : Loyalist Simms

Original Name : Bill Roberson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Matthew

Original Name : Charles Black

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gen. Nathanel Greene

Original Name : Andy Stahl

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hardwick

Original Name : Kristian Truelsen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Postrider

Original Name : Kanin Howell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Wounded Continental

Original Name : Mark Jeffrey Miller

Gender : Male

Character Name : British Field Officer

Original Name : Zach Hanner

Gender : Male

Character Name : Patriot Middleton

Original Name : Randell Haynes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cowpens Militiaman

Original Name : John Storey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cowpens Militiaman

Original Name : Greg Good

Gender : Male

Character Name : Continental Soldier

Original Name : John F. Dzencelowcz II

Gender : Male

Character Name : Billings' Son

Original Name : Kyle Richard Engels

Gender : Male

Character Name : Speaker

Original Name : John Bennes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Redcoat Sergeant #1

Original Name : John Curran

Gender : Male

Character Name : Redcoat Sergeant #2

Original Name : Dara Coleman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Redcoat

Original Name : Roy McCrerey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Redcoat

Original Name : P. Dion Moore

Gender : Male

Character Name : Page Poy

Original Name : Tyler Long

Gender : Male

Character Name : Abner

Original Name : John H. Bush

Gender : Male

Character Name : Militiaman

Original Name : Gil Johnson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Patriot Private

Original Name : Scott Thomas

Gender : Male

Character Name : Slave Boy

Original Name : Derrick B. Young

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gullah Minister

Original Name : Le Roy Seabrook

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gullah Musician

Original Name : Samuel Brown Jr.

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gullah Musician

Original Name : Samuel Brown Sr.

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gullah Musician

Original Name : Lillie L. Harris

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gullah Musician

Original Name : Braima Moiwai

Gender : Male

Character Name : French Naval Officer

Original Name : Patrick Tatopoulos

Gender : Male

Reviews

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

Here's Mel to give the Brits an inaccurate historical thrashing, again... The Patriot is based around one Benjamin Martin, an ex-soldier, who now happily living as a family man finds himself thrust into conflict at the break of the American Revolution. He loves the Brits does Mel Gibson, "Gallipoli", "Braveheart" and here with "The Patriot", see the pattern anyone? As with the aforementioned "Gallipoli" and "Braveheart", certain liberties have also been taken with events in "The Patriot" so as to glossy up for the eager Hollywood contingent. It's not my want to scribble about the facts of Benjamin Martin (Re: Francis Marion), or William Wallace for that matter, information as such is but a mere click away on the world wide web. So casting aside the artistic licence factors, is "The Patriot" any good? Well nearly it is -- nearly. Gibson is fine, he shoulders the burden of the film with great gusto and no shortage of emotional depth. It's very easy to accept him as a staunch family man who transforms into a blood thirsty warrior. The problems, acting wise, lay away from Gibbo's central performance. Surrounded by caricature villains (though Jason Isaacs' Tavington is deliciously vile) and underwritten characters (Chris Cooper wasted and Joely Richardson is but a mere prop), Gibson has no choice but to hog the screen. So much so it ultimately turns into a one man star vehicle, which for a costume war epic isn't a great thing really. Roland Emmerich ("Independence Day" and "Godzilla") directs and handles the battle sequences very well, there's lashings of blood as men line up to shoot and dismember one and other. While cannonball's whizz, bang and tear off body parts, it's grim, yet oddly rousing stuff. Not even the overtly flag waving and sloganeering on show can off set the impact of the well constructed battles. There is of course lots of tragedy to be found in the film, and these are some what surprisingly, tenderly handled by Emmerich, but mostly it's via an on song Gibson, who remains one of the few modern day male actors capable of believable grief. All of this is given a John Williams score that suitably flits between rousing and ethereal, and things are further boosted by the sumptuous photography from Caleb Deschanel. There should have been more thought given to the racial (slaves) aspects in the conflict, and this coupled with the bad errors of under developed characters hurts "The Patriot" as a filmic exercise, not so as to stop it being entertaining, but more to stop it being a one man show. But as it is, thanks in the main to Gibson, and in spite of the overtly evident faults, it's an above average drama. 6/10