List of films about the American Revolution
Below is an incomplete list of films which include events of the American Revolution. This list does not include documentaries or short films.
1910s
| Year | Country | Main title (Alternative title) |
Original title (Original script) |
Director | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1914 | United States | The Spy | Otis Turner | Drama, War. Based on a novel The Spy. | |
| 1915 | United States | A Continental Girl | Joseph Adelman | Drama, War. | |
| 1916 | United States | The Heart of a Hero | Emile Chautard | Drama, War. Based on the play Nathan Hale. Nathan Hale | |
| 1917 | United States | Betsy Ross | Travers Vale George Cowl |
Biography, Drama, Romance. | |
| 1917 | United States | The Spirit of '76 | Frank Montgomery | Drama, History, War. | |
| 1918 | United States | The Beautiful Mrs. Reynolds | Arthur Ashley | Drama, History. |
1920s
| Year | Country | Main title (Alternative title) |
Original title (Original script) |
Director | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | United States | Cardigan | John W. Noble | Drama. Based on a novel Cardigan. | |
| 1924 | United States | Janice Meredith | E. Mason Hopper E. J. Babille |
Drama, History, Romance, War. Based on a novel and the play Janice Meredith. | |
| 1924 | United States | America | D. W. Griffith | Drama, History, War. Based on a novel The Reckoning. | |
| 1929 | United Kingdom | The American Prisoner | Thomas Bentley | Drama. Based on a novel The American Prisoner. |
1930s
| Year | Country | Main title (Alternative title) |
Original title (Original script) |
Director | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | United States | Alexander Hamilton | John G. Adolfi | Biography, Drama, History. Based on the play Hamilton. Alexander Hamilton | |
| 1934 | United States | The Pursuit of Happiness | Alexander Hall | Comedy, Romance. Hessian | |
| 1936 | United States | Daniel Boone | David Howard | Biography, Family, Western. Daniel Boone, Simon Girty | |
| 1939 | United States | Drums Along the Mohawk | John Ford | Drama, Romance, War, Western. Based on a novel Drums Along the Mohawk. |
1940s
| Year | Country | Main title (Alternative title) |
Original title (Original script) |
Director | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | United States | The Howards of Virginia | Frank Lloyd | Drama, History, War. Based on a novel The Tree of Liberty. |
1950s
| Year | Country | Main title (Alternative title) |
Original title (Original script) |
Director | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | United States | Sangaree | Edward Ludwig | Drama, History. Based on a novel Sangaree. | |
| 1955 | United States | The Scarlet Coat | John Sturges | Adventure, Drama, History, Romance, War. Benedict Arnold | |
| 1956 | United States | Daniel Boone, Trail Blazer | Albert C. Gannaway Ismael Rodríguez |
Drama, Western. Daniel Boone | |
| 1957 | United States | Johnny Tremain | Robert Stevenson | Adventure, Family, War. Based on a novel Johnny Tremain. | |
| 1959 | United Kingdom United States |
The Devil's Disciple | Guy Hamilton | Comedy, History, Romance, War. Based on the play The Devil's Disciple. | |
| 1959 | Spain United States |
John Paul Jones | John Farrow | Action, Biography, History, Romance, War. Based on the story Nor'wester. John Paul Jones |
1960s
| Year | Country | Main title (Alternative title) |
Original title (Original script) |
Director | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | France Italy |
La Fayette | Jean Dréville | Biography, Drama, History, War. Gilbert du Motier |
1970s
| Year | Country | Main title (Alternative title) |
Original title (Original script) |
Director | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Italy | Paths of War | Franco e Ciccio sul sentiero di guerra | Aldo Grimaldi | Comedy, Western. |
| 1972 | United States | 1776 | Peter H. Hunt | Drama, Family, History, Musical. Based on the musical 1776. | |
| 1975 | United States | Valley Forge | Fielder Cook | Drama, War. Based on the play Valley Forge. |
1980s
| Year | Country | Main title (Alternative title) |
Original title (Original script) |
Director | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | United Kingdom Norway |
Revolution | Hugh Hudson | Adventure, Drama, History, War. | |
| 1989 | United States | A More Perfect Union | Peter N. Johnson | Drama, History. Constitutional Convention |
1990s
| Year | Country | Main title (Alternative title) |
Original title (Original script) |
Director | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | United States | The Little Patriot | J. Christian Ingvordsen | Family, Adventure. |
2000s
| Year | Country | Main title (Alternative title) |
Original title (Original script) |
Director | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | United States Germany |
The Patriot | Roland Emmerich | Action, Drama, History, War. | |
| 2003 | United States | The Deserter | Eric Bruno Borgman | Comedy, Drama, History, War. | |
| 2009 | United States | All for Liberty | Chris Weatherhead | Drama |
2010s
| Year | Country | Main title (Alternative title) |
Original title (Original script) |
Director | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | United States | Sybil Ludington | Kim Robinson | Drama, Family, History. Sybil Ludington | |
| 2015 | United States | Beyond the Mask | Chad Burns | Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance. | |
| 2016 | United States | The Culper Spy Adventure | James Canale III Michael Tessler Andrew Mastronardi |
History. |
2020s
| Year | Country | Main title (Alternative title) |
Original title (Original script) |
Director | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | United States | The Battle of Camden | Christopher Forbes | War. Battle of Camden |
Science fiction, fantasy, thriller and horror
| Year | Country | Main title (Alternative title) |
Original title (Original script) |
Director | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | United States | Where Do We Go from Here? | Gregory Ratoff | Fantasy, Musical. | |
| 1946 | United States | The Time of Their Lives | Charles Barton | Comedy, Family, Fantasy. |
Television films
| Year | Country | Main title (Alternative title) |
Original title (Original script) |
Director | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | United States | First Ladies Diaries: Martha Washington | John J. Desmond | Biography, Drama. Martha Washington | |
| 1976 | United States | The Other Side of Victory | Bill Jersey | ||
| 1986 | United States | George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation | William A. Graham | Biography, Drama, History. George Washington | |
| 1988 | United States Canada |
April Morning | Delbert Mann | Drama, History, War. Based on a novel April Morning. | |
| 1990 | Canada | Divided Loyalties | Mario Azzopardi | Biography. Joseph Brant, Molly Brant | |
| 1993 | United States | The Broken Chain | Lamont Johnson | Drama, War, Action. Joseph Brant | |
| 1994 | Canada | Mary Silliman's War | Stephen Surjik | Drama, History, War. Based on biography The Way of Duty. Mary Silliman | |
| 1995 | United States | Taking Liberty | Stuart Gillard | Drama. Based on an unknown story. | |
| 2000 | United States | The Crossing | Robert Harmon | Biography, Drama, History, War. Based on a novel The Crossing. George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River, Battle of Trenton | |
| 2003 | United States | Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor | Mikael Salomon | Drama, History. Benedict Arnold | |
| 2005 | United States | Felicity: An American Girl Adventure | Nadia Tass | Drama, Family. Based on a novels American Girl. |
TV Series
| Year | Country | Main title (Alternative title) |
Original title (Original script) |
Director | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959-61 | United States | The Swamp Fox | Harry Keller | Adventure, Drama, Family. Francis Marion, Banastre Tarleton | |
| 1964-70 | United States | Daniel Boone | Adventure, Western. Daniel Boone | ||
| 1970-71 | United States | The Young Rebels | Harve Bennett | Adventure. | |
| 1976 | United States | The Adams Chronicles | Drama, History. John Adams | ||
| 1978 | United States | The Bastard | Lee H. Katzin | Drama, History, Romance. Based on a novel The Bastard. | |
| 1979 | United States | The Rebels | Russ Mayberry | Drama, History, War. Based on a novel The Rebels. | |
| 1979 | United States | The Seekers | Sidney Hayers | Drama, History, War. Based on a novel The Seekers. | |
| 1982 | East Germany | The great adventure of Kaspar Schmeck | Das große Abenteuer des Kaspar Schmeck | Gunter Friedrich | Adventure, Drama, War. Based on a novel Das große Abenteuer des Kaspar Schmeck. Hessian |
| 1984 | United States | George Washington | Buzz Kulik | Biography, Drama, History, War. George Washington | |
| 1987 | United Kingdom Canada |
The Devil's Disciple | David Hugh Jones | Comedy, Drama, Romance. Based on the play The Devil's Disciple. | |
| 2008 | United States | John Adams | Tom Hooper | Biography, Drama, History. Based on a biography John Adams. John Adams | |
| 2014-17 | United States | Turn: Washington's Spies | Drama, History, War. Based on a book Washington's Spies. Culper Ring | ||
| 2015 | United States | Sons of Liberty | Kari Skogland | Drama, History. | |
| 2015 | Canada | The Book of Negroes | Clement Virgo | Drama, History, War. Based on a novel The Book of Negroes. Black Loyalist |
See also
References
Further reading
- Glancy, Mark. "The war of independence in feature films: The Patriot (2000) and the 'special relationship' between Hollywood and Britain." Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television 25.4 (2005): 523-545.
- Harrington. Hugh T. "Top 10 Revolutionary War Movies" Journal of the American Revolution (Jan. 25 2013) online
- Murray, Lawrence L. "Feature Films and the American Revolution: A Bicentennial Reappraisal." Film & History 5.3 (1975): 1-6.
- Rhoden, Nancy L. "Patriots, Villains, and the Quest for Liberty: How American Film has Depicted the American Revolution." Canadian Review of American Studies 37.2 (2007): 205-238.
- Schocket, Andrew M. "The American سكسي
- "Rebooted: Hamilton and Genre in Contemporary Culture." Journal of the Early Republic 37#2 (2017): 263-269.
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