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'''The Patriot''' is a [[Conservative]] movie about the [[American Revolution]]. | '''The Patriot''' is a [[Conservative]] movie about the [[American Revolution]]. | ||
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Benjamin Martin, who lost his wife, lives together with his seven children. He voted against the War with Great Britain. But his son Gabriel joins the American army, without permission of his father. The British arrest Gabriel and burn down the farm of Benjamin Martin. His father freed him and they create an army to fight the Britains. The British colonel William Tavington pursues and fight him. | Benjamin Martin, who lost his wife, lives together with his seven children. He voted against the War with Great Britain. But his son Gabriel joins the American army, without permission of his father. The British arrest Gabriel and burn down the farm of Benjamin Martin. His father freed him and they create an army to fight the Britains. The British colonel William Tavington pursues and fight him. | ||
==David Manning Controversy== | ==David Manning Controversy== | ||
| − | This film was one of five films that were involved in a scandal by its parent company, Sony Pictures, involving being "reviewed" by a fictitious critic named David Manning in an attempt to increase marketability, the others including ''Hollow Man'', ''The Animal'', ''A Knight's Tale'', and ''Vertical Limit'' | + | This film was one of five films that were involved in a scandal by its parent company, Sony Pictures, involving being "reviewed" by a fictitious critic named David Manning in an attempt to increase marketability, the others including ''Hollow Man'', ''The Animal'', ''A Knight's Tale'', and ''Vertical Limit''.<ref>{{cite web |url=//www.msnbc.com/news/581770.asp?cp1=1 |title=The Reviewer Who Wasn't There |last1=Horn |first1=John |date=June 2, 2001 |website=[[MSNBC]] |publisher=[[Newsweek]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010609225327/http://www.msnbc.com/news/581770.asp?cp1=1 |archive-date=June 9, 2001 |accessdate=October 3, 2014 |deadurl=yes |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref name="leShow20010610">{{cite web | url=http://media.harryshearer.com/?ProgramID=128 | last=Shearer | first=Harry | title=le Show | publisher=HarryShearer.com | date=June 10, 2001 | accessdate=January 5, 2009 | deadurl=yes | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080530051629/http://media.harryshearer.com/?ProgramID=128 | archivedate=May 30, 2008 | df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref name=IENews>[http://www.unison.ie/irish_independent/stories.php3?ca=42&si=1445650&issue_id=12832 "Sony to pay $1.5m for film hoax]," ''[[Irish Independent]]'', August 5, 2005.</ref> |
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[American Patriots]] | * [[American Patriots]] | ||
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[[Category:Greatest Conservative Movies]] | [[Category:Greatest Conservative Movies]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:41, December 25, 2017
| The Patriot | |
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| Directed by | Roland Emmerich |
| Produced by | Dean Devlin Mark Gordon Gary Levinsohn |
| Written by | Robert Rodat |
| Starring | Mel Gibson Heath Ledger Joely Richardson Jason Isaacs Chris Cooper Tchéky Karyo |
| Music by | John Williams |
| Cinematography | Caleb Deschanel |
| Editing by | David Brenner |
| Release date(s) | 2000 |
| Running time | 168 min. |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
The Patriot is a Conservative movie about the American Revolution.
Plot
Benjamin Martin, who lost his wife, lives together with his seven children. He voted against the War with Great Britain. But his son Gabriel joins the American army, without permission of his father. The British arrest Gabriel and burn down the farm of Benjamin Martin. His father freed him and they create an army to fight the Britains. The British colonel William Tavington pursues and fight him.
David Manning Controversy
This film was one of five films that were involved in a scandal by its parent company, Sony Pictures, involving being "reviewed" by a fictitious critic named David Manning in an attempt to increase marketability, the others including Hollow Man, The Animal, A Knight's Tale, and Vertical Limit.[1][2][3]
See also
References
- ↑ The Reviewer Who Wasn't There. Newsweek (June 2, 2001). Retrieved on October 3, 2014.
- ↑ Shearer, Harry (June 10, 2001). le Show. HarryShearer.com. Archived from the original on May 30, 2008. Retrieved on January 5, 2009.
- ↑ "Sony to pay $1.5m for film hoax," Irish Independent, August 5, 2005.
