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The Patriot
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The Patriot is a 2000 war, historical, action, and drama film produced in Germany and the United States. Directed by Roland Emmerich and written by Robert Rodat, the movie stars Mel Gibson, Heath Ledger, Jason Isaacs, and Joely Richardson. John Williams composed the score, while Caleb Deschanel served as director of photography. The film was produced by Dean Devlin, Mark Gordon, and Gary Levinsohn, with production handled by Centropolis Entertainment, Mutual Film Corporation, and Columbia Pictures.
Set in South Carolina, the narrative unfolds in the English language. The film has a runtime of 165 minutes according to TMDb and IMDb, though Wikidata lists a duration of 175 minutes. It was released on June 28, 2000, and distributed by Columbia Pictures and Netflix. The production had a budget of 110,000,000 and generated box office revenue of 215,294,342.
The Patriot received nominations for the Academy Awards for Best Cinematography, Best Original Score, and Best Sound. It holds a rating of 7.2 on IMDb based on 312,996 votes and a vote average of 7.194 on TMDb from 4,306 votes.
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It is catalogued under topics including 2000 American films, 2000 drama films and 2000 English-language films.
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Film · TMDB
7.2After 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.
Cast
- Mel Gibson as Benjamin Martin
- Heath Ledger as Gabriel Martin
- Joely Richardson as Charlotte Selton
- Jason Isaacs as Col. William Tavington
- Chris Cooper as Col. Harry Burwell
- Tchéky Karyo as Jean Villeneuve
Themes
- daughter
- mission
- general
- southern usa
- loss of loved one
- rebel
- patriotism
- insurgence
- gore
- south carolina
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Roland Emmerich
- Written by
- Robert Rodat
- Produced by
- Dean Devlin Mark Gordon Gary Levinsohn
- Starring
- Mel Gibson Heath Ledger Joely Richardson Jason Isaacs Chris Cooper Tchéky Karyo René Auberjonois Tom Wilkinson
- Cinematography
- Caleb Deschanel
- Edited by
- David Brenner Julie Monroe
- Music by
- John Williams
- Production companies
- Columbia Pictures Centropolis Entertainment Mutual Film Company
- Distributed by
- Sony Pictures Releasing
- Release dates
- June 27, 2000 ( 2000-06-27 ) ( Century City ) June 30, 2000 ( 2000-06-30 ) (U.S.)
- Running time
- 165 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $110 million
- Box office
- $215.3 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- Germany
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- American Revolutionary War
- Director
- Roland Emmerich
- Screenwriter
- Robert Rodat
- Cast member
- Kirk Fox
- Composer
- John Williams
- Producer
- Gary Levinsohn
- Production company
- Centropolis Entertainment
- Cinematographer
- Caleb Deschanel
- Narrative location
- South Carolina
- Filming location
- South Carolina
- Duration
- 175
- FilmAffinity ID
- 932473
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 2000-08-03
- film editor
- David Brenner
- title
- The Patriot
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Sound
- executive producer
- Gary Levinsohn
- distributed by
- Netflix
- box office
- 215294342
- capital cost
- 110000000
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- different from
- Patriota
- review score
- 63/100
- characters
- George Washington
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Encyclopedic overview
The Patriot is a 2000 American epic historical war film directed by Roland Emmerich and written by Robert Rodat. The film stars Mel Gibson, Heath Ledger, Joely Richardson, Jason Isaacs, Chris Cooper, and Tom Wilkinson. Set in Berkeley County, South Carolina, it follows Benjamin Martin (Gibson), an American colonist who is opposed to going to war with Great Britain but, along with his son Gabriel (Ledger), gets swept into the American Revolutionary War when his home life is disrupted, and one of his sons is murdered by a cruel British officer (Isaacs).
The film had its world premiere in Century City on June 27, 2000, and was theatrically released in the United States on June 30, 2000 by Sony Pictures Releasing. It received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics and grossed $215.3 million against a $110 million budget, and was nominated for three Academy Awards including Best Cinematography and Best Original Score.
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