New York trapper Tom Dobb becomes an unwilling participant in the American Revolution after his son Ned is drafted into the Army by the villainous Sergeant Major Peasy. Tom attempts to find his son, and eventually becomes convinced that he must take a stand and fight for the freedom of the Colonies, alongside the aristocratic rebel Daisy McConnahay. As Tom undergoes his change of heart, the events of the war unfold in large-scale grandeur.
Cinematography
Gorgeous natural light and mud-drenched battle sequences.
Costume
Authentic 18th century detail that outclasses the script.
Director
Hugh Hudson
Al Pacino
Tom Dobb
Donald Sutherland
Sgt. Maj. Peasy
Nastassja Kinski
Daisy McConnahay
Joan Plowright
Mrs. McConnahay
Dave King
Mr. McConnahay
Dexter Fletcher
Ned Dobb
Sid Owen
Young Ned
Richard O'Brien
Lord Hampton
Steven Berkoff
Sgt. Jones
Annie Lennox
Liberty Woman
Paul Brooke
Lord Darling
Graham Greene
Ongwata
Robbie Coltrane
New York Burgher
Felicity Dean
Betsy
Kate Hardie
Carrie
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Pacino reportedly hated the experience so much he took a four-year acting hiatus.
This $28 million bomb effectively ended the 1980s historical epic boom until 'Braveheart' resurrected it.
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