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A trapper and his young son get pulled into the American revolution early as unwilling participants and remain involved through to the end.A trapper and his young son get pulled into the American revolution early as unwilling participants and remain involved through to the end.A trapper and his young son get pulled into the American revolution early as unwilling participants and remain involved through to the end.
- Awards
- 1 win & 4 nominations
Cheryl Anne Miller
- Cuffy
- (as Cheryl Miller)
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- Writer
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Did you know
- TriviaWhen Annie Lennox's character sings a song near the end of the movie, her voice is dubbed.
- GoofsIn battle, the British soldiers are depicted taking short steps; in reality, Redcoats were trained to take long paces, so as to close the range quickly.
- Alternate versionsIn 2009, Hugh Hudson made his own director's cut titled "Revolution Revisited" which was also released on DVD. The new version featured new narration recorded by Al Pacino, a different ending, and removed 10 minutes of footage from the film.
- ConnectionsEdited into Give Me Your Answer True (1987)
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I had wanted to see this movie for quite some time, but for some strange reason it never appeared on television despite its cast. However, I finally managed to find a copy of it at a specialized video store in my city. (The version I found was the director's cut.) So what did I think of it? Well, I admit that the look of the movie is very convincing. The costumes, props, and set decoration look fantastic. It really seems that they captured what the colonies were like more than 200 years ago.
However, the story and characters are less convincing. For example, the movie seems to suggest that most Americans were pro-revolution. In actual fact, a third were pro-revolution, another third were British loyalists, and the remaining third either didn't care or were undecided. Another odd fact is that the movie portrays just about all of the pro- revolutionists as despicable - odd because the filmmakers were trying to sell this movie to the American public! Actually, most of the other characters in the movie, like the British soldiers, are also shown in a negative light. There are precious few characters in the movie to care about. The actors try, but a lot of the roles are shallow. Donald Sutherland and Nastassja Kinski have little to do despite their billing.
There are other problems in the movie I could go on for some time listing, like Pacino's extensive yet completely unnecessary narration. Still, I will admit that while I didn't like the movie, I wasn't bored at any moment. There's plenty of eye candy, and I confess a curiosity as to how Pacino's character would end up. The movie isn't as bad as some critics have claimed... though I won't hesitate to add that it wasn't worth the years I searched for a way to see it.
However, the story and characters are less convincing. For example, the movie seems to suggest that most Americans were pro-revolution. In actual fact, a third were pro-revolution, another third were British loyalists, and the remaining third either didn't care or were undecided. Another odd fact is that the movie portrays just about all of the pro- revolutionists as despicable - odd because the filmmakers were trying to sell this movie to the American public! Actually, most of the other characters in the movie, like the British soldiers, are also shown in a negative light. There are precious few characters in the movie to care about. The actors try, but a lot of the roles are shallow. Donald Sutherland and Nastassja Kinski have little to do despite their billing.
There are other problems in the movie I could go on for some time listing, like Pacino's extensive yet completely unnecessary narration. Still, I will admit that while I didn't like the movie, I wasn't bored at any moment. There's plenty of eye candy, and I confess a curiosity as to how Pacino's character would end up. The movie isn't as bad as some critics have claimed... though I won't hesitate to add that it wasn't worth the years I searched for a way to see it.
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- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Revolution 1776
- Filming locations
- King's Lynn, Norfolk, England, UK(New York scenes)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $28,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $358,574
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $52,755
- Dec 29, 1985
- Gross worldwide
- $358,574
- Runtime2 hours 6 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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