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The Patriot

A hero of the French and Indian conflict, Benjamin Martin had renounced fighting forever to raise his family in peace. However, when British troops arrive at his South Carolina home and endanger his family, he takes up arms alongside his idealistic patriot son, Gabriel.

Corporate Author: Columbia Pictures Corporation., Mutual Film Company., Centropolis Entertainment (Firm), Columbia TriStar Home Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Emmerich, Roland., Devlin, Dean., Gordon, Mark, 1956-, Levinsohn, Gary., Rodat, Robert., Gibson, Mel., Ledger, Heath, 1979-2008., Richardson, Joely., Isaacs, Jason, 1963-, Cooper, Chris, 1951-, Karyo, Tchéky, 1953-, Auberjonois, René, 1940-, Wilkinson, Tom, 1948-, Deschanel, Caleb, 1944-, Brenner, David., Williams, John, 1932-, Scott, Deborah L., 1954-, Petruccelli, Kirk M.
Format: Videos DVD
Language: English
French
Published: Culver City, CA : Columbia TriStar Home Video, c2000.
Edition: Special ed.; widescreen version (2.35:1)
Subjects:
Family > Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
South Carolina > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Drama.
United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Drama.
Feature films.
War films
Summary: A hero of the French and Indian conflict, Benjamin Martin had renounced fighting forever to raise his family in peace. However, when British troops arrive at his South Carolina home and endanger his family, he takes up arms alongside his idealistic patriot son, Gabriel.
Item Description: Special features: director Roland Emmerich, producer Dean Devlin commentary; visual effects interactive featurette; battlefield featurette "The art of war"; the true patriots featurette; conceptual art-to-film comparisons; deleted scenes with optional commentary by filmmakers; photo gallery; DVD-ROM weblink; theatrical trailers; talent files; interactive menus with animation; production notes; scene selection with motion images.
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (165 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: DVD, 5.1 Dolby digital, 2-channel Dolby surround, digitally mastered audio & anamorphic video, Region 1 encoding.
Audience: MPAA rating: R.
Production Credits: Director of photography, Caleb Deschanel ; editor, David Brenner ; music, John Williams ; costume designer, Deborah L. Scott ; production designer, Kirk M. Petruccelli.
ISBN: 0767858468 :
Author Notes: Actor Heath Ledger was born in Perth, Australia on April 4, 1979. At the age of 10, he was cast in a local theater company's production of "Peter Pan". This led to parts on the television programs "Clowning Around" and "Ship to Shore." He moved to Los Angeles, California in 1999 and soon started appearing in movies. His film credits include the following: "10 Things I Hate About You," "The Patriot," "Monster's Ball," "Brokeback Mountain," "I'm Not There" and "The Dark Knight." He received a ShoWest Award for the Male Star of Tomorrow in 2001 and Best Actor of 2005 awards from both the New York Film Critics Circle and the San Francisco Film Ctirtics Circle for his role in "Brokeback Mountain." He had one daughter Matilda Rose with actress Michelle Williams. He died in Manhattan, New York on January 22, 2008.

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