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The Patriot
2000
Mel Gibson stars in this action-packed historical drama from the director of INDEPENDENCE DAY and GODZILLA. Gibson portrays Benjamin Martin, an unassuming man who is forced to join the American Revolution when the British threaten to take his farm away from him. Together with his patriotic son, Gabriel (Heath Ledger), the pair .. Read more
| Starring | Mel Gibson, Joely Richardson, Heath Ledger, Jason Isaacs |
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| Director | Roland Emmerich |
| Genres | Action/Adventure |
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The Patriot
Mel Gibson stars in this action-packed historical drama from the director of INDEPENDENCE DAY and GODZILLA. Gibson portrays Benjamin Martin, an unassuming man who is forced to join the American Revolution when the British threaten to take his farm away from him. Together with his patriotic son, Gabriel (Heath Ledger), the pair faces the vicious Redcoats with a heroism that reflects the stubborn pride of a young country's most dedicated supporters. THE PATRIOT is a sweeping epic adventure that sheds light on America's past, and at the same time entertains audiences.
| Starring | Mel Gibson, Joely Richardson, Heath Ledger, Jason Isaacs, Chris Cooper, Lisa Brenner, Tchéky Karyo, Tom Wilkinson, Rene Auberjonois |
|---|---|
| Director | Roland Emmerich |
| Studio | SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 38 mins Blu-ray: 2 hrs 55 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Action/Adventure |
| Language | DVD: English Blu-ray: English |
| Dubbed | Hungarian |
| Subtitles | DVD: Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Norwegian, Polish, Swedish, Turkish |
| Released | DVD: 08 Jan 2001 Blu-ray: 02 Jul 2007 Production year: 2000 |
| Format | DVD |
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What has Mel Gibson got against the English? Five years after his Scottish epic Braveheart, he repeats his anti-English stance in this action drama, set during the American War of Independence. Mel plays Benjamin Martin, a farmer living peacefully in South Carolina who, along with his gung-ho son Gabriel (Heath Ledger), comes out fighting against the English army. The battle scenes are ferociously well-staged, but some may baulk at the almost pantomimic villainy of Jason Isaacs's cruel Colonel Tavington and the historically inaccurate atrocities he is seen to commit.
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"...Who can deny a movie that features enough bloody fights, burning houses, and grandiloquent speeches to fill three sequels to GONE WITH THE WIND?..." -- 3 out of 5 stars - A Satisfying Rental
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15 out of 15 people found this review helpful
A travesty
This is a travesty of history. In all the records of the War of Independence there are no incidents of mass murder as those portrayed in this film. However, the director is German, and there are many incidents of Germans behaving like this in WWII.
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
ENGLISH WATCH OUT
mel most not like the english...seriously, areally good film if you like a little bit of history...along the lines of braveheart.rip roaring action, cnnon balls ahoy
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Heath Ledger 1979-2008
- 23 Jan 2008
The death of Heath Ledger comes as a shock to film fans around the world, and to those who had dealings with him in the industry. Ledger (28) had everything to live for. Handsome and talented, he was blessed with more than his fair share of advantages. His career was on the up and up, and he had a two-year-old daughter with the actress Michelle Williams (his former fiancée, from whom he split last summer). I only met Ledger once, on the release of The Patriot in 2000. Confident but humble and... Read more
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