The Patriot

(2000)

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Synopsis

Director Roland Emmerich went from "Independence Day" to the War for Independence with this sweeping epic about a pacifist (Mel Gibson) who takes up arms against the British in 1776 South Carolina. Gibson is sensational as Benjamin Martin, who seeks an "alternative to war"---until a British officer guns down his teenage son. Heath Ledger costars as another son who enlists. Joely Richardson.

Directors

Roland Emmerich

Production year

2000

Rating

Studio

Columbia Pictures Industries Inc.

Runtime

165 minutes

Directors

Roland Emmerich, James M. Halty, Elizabeth Greenberg, Bill Johnson, Michael Dahan, Peter Winther, Robert Rodat, Caleb Deschanel, David Brenner, William Fay, Roland Emmerich, David Bloch, Michael Dahan, Dean Devlin, Mark Gordon, Gary Levinsohn, Kirk M. Petruccelli, Stuart Robertson, R.A. Rondell, Deborah Lynn Scott, April Webster, Peter Winther, John Williams, Lee Orloff, Roland Emmerich, David Acord, Christopher Assells, Karen Baker Landers, William Fay

Production year

2000

Rating

Studio

Columbia Pictures Industries Inc.

Runtime

165 minutes

Cast

Mel Gibson, Heath Ledger, Joely Richardson, Jason Isaacs, Chris Cooper