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  2. 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).

  3. 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.

    • (297K)
    • Action, Drama, History
    • Roland Emmerich
    • 2000-06-28
  4. Apr 19, 2024 · There was no Patriot militia leader called Benjamin Martin who fought in the Revolutionary War, and the details of Benjamin's life and family are fictionalized. However, in the DVD featurette "True Patriots," screenwriter Robert Rodat explains that Benjamin is based on several different real historical figures: Francis "Swamp Fox" Marion ...

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  5. Feb 1, 2021 · Benjamin Martin’s character is loosely based on several leaders-Francis Marion, Daniel Morgan, Elijah Clarke, Thomas Sumter, and Andrew Pickens. Most notably, Martin’s tactics are inspired by Francis Marion’s guerrilla warfare, which earned him the moniker ‘Swamp Fox’.

  6. Jul 6, 2024 · The protagonist, Benjamin Martin, helms the narrative as a former war hero with a plantation in South Carolina who is weary of the growing war sentiments. However, his oldest son, Gabriel, soon enlists in the Continental Army.

  7. 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?

  8. Writing. Robert Rodat. Screenplay. After 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.