The Patriot: Directed by Roland Emmerich. With Mel Gibson, Heath Ledger, Joely Richardson, Jason Isaacs. Peaceful farmer Benjamin Martin is driven to lead the Colonial Militia during the American Revolution when a sadistic British officer murders his son.

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The Patriot. Jump to. Edit. Summaries. Peaceful farmer Benjamin Martin is driven to lead the Colonial Militia during the American Revolution when a sadistic British officer murders his son. It is 1776 in colonial South Carolina. Benjamin Martin, a French-Indian war hero who is haunted by his past, now wants nothing more than to live peacefully ...

The Patriot is based around one Benjamin Martin, an ex-soldier, who now happily living as a family man finds himself thrust into conflict at the break of the American Revolution. He loves the Brits does Mel Gibson, "Gallipoli", "Braveheart" and …

Col. Harry Burwell : Captain Martin, I understood you to be a patriot. Benjamin Martin : If you mean by patriot, am I angry about taxation without representation, well, yes I am. Should the American colonies govern themselves independently?

Mel Gibson and Chris Cooper in The Patriot (2000)

Heath Ledger knew he was working with a star when he arrived on the set of "The Patriot," and he didn't let the experience go to waste. Working with Gibson was incredibly formative for the young actor, and the experience would help to guide the next few years of his career.

Mel Gibson and Heath Ledger in The Patriot (2000)

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