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- CreatorCraig SilversteinStarsJamie BellHeather LindSamuel RoukinA Long Island farmer bands together a group of childhood friends to form an unlikely group of spies who turn the tide in America's fight for independence.
- CreatorMichael MalianiKevin O'DonnellAndy HeywardStarsWalter CronkiteKathleen BarrReo JonesThe American Revolutionary War is seen through the eyes of an American teenaged lad, a young English lady, and a French boy, all three of whom work as reporters for Benjamin Franklin.
- DirectorRoland EmmerichStarsMel GibsonHeath LedgerJoely RichardsonPeaceful farmer Benjamin Martin is driven to lead the Colonial Militia during the American Revolution when a sadistic British officer murders his son.
- DirectorJohn FordStarsClaudette ColbertHenry FondaEdna May OliverNewlyweds Gil and Lana Martin try to establish a farm in the Mohawk Valley but are menaced by Indians and Tories as the Revolutionary War begins.
- DirectorHugh HudsonStarsAl PacinoDonald SutherlandNastassja KinskiA trapper and his young son get pulled into the American revolution early as unwilling participants and remain involved through to the end.
- DirectorD.W. GriffithStarsNeil HamiltonCarol DempsterErville AldersonThe story of a family caught up in the American Revolutionary War.
- DirectorPeter H. HuntStarsWilliam DanielsHoward Da SilvaKen HowardA musical retelling of the American Revolution's political struggle in the Continental Congress to declare independence.
- DirectorHamilton LuskeClyde GeronimiWilfred JacksonStarsSterling HollowayHans ConriedStan FrebergA mouse tells the story of how he guided Benjamin Franklin to success and prominence.
- CreatorJohn WilderStarsAndrew StevensOlivia HusseyBarry SullivanWhen Phillipe Charboneau, the illegitimate son of an English duke, travels from France to England to claim his inheritance, he incurs the wrath of his father's family and is forced to flee to America, where he becomes involved in the events leading to the American Revolution.
- DirectorFriz FrelengStarsMel BlancSam Von Schamm The Hessian and Bugs Bunny fight it out in the little known American Revolutionary War Battle of Bagle Heights.
- DirectorJ. Stuart BlacktonStarsCharles KentWilliam HumphreyArnold, reproved by General Washington, decides, with the bitter hatred of a small nature, to betray West Point into the hands of the British, and to that end enters into negotiation with Major Andre, as the representative of the British General. In a secluded spot along the Hudson Arnold waits for Andre, who presently is seen to arrive from the opposite shore. He hurries into the woods to the waiting traitor and with his aversion to his mission none too well concealed, bargains for the plans, promising the money and position in the British army that are to be the price of Arnold's treachery. He starts to ride southward and by mischance he encounters an outpost of patriots. Provided with the pass which Arnold gave him, Andre does not fear the encounter and dismounts willingly enough, but the decision to search him in spite of the pass he carries puts another complexion upon the matter. Skillfully the Continentals search his clothing and come upon the incriminating papers and Andre is hustled off to prison. Arnold receives warning of the discovery and flees from the danger, leaving his wife and child behind. Andre, whose good humor and resignation to his fate have won the admiration of his jailers, is led out to be hanged, his request that he be permitted to die like a soldier facing the guns of a firing squad having been denied. Even his jailer is moved to tears as he bravely marches forth to an ignominious death and draws the curtains of the window that the last sad scene may not be witnessed. As a fitting climax there is shown Arnold's miserable death in a London garret, sick, penniless and despised by all, going forth to meet his Maker, unattended save by his own guilty fears and the vision of the flag to which he had been faithless
- DirectorMikael SalomonStarsJane BrennanLaura BrennanAnthony BrophyOn the glorious battlefields of the American Revolution, two great generals distinguished themselves; George Washington and Benedict Arnold. Washington is remembered as America's founding father, Arnold as America's most notorious traitor. Benedict Arnold rose from humble origins to become the most respected and feared of America's generals. He won brilliant military victories against the English colonists and was Washington's favorite soldier. But two conflicting forces battled inside Arnold's heart; a deep concern for his country and his passionate love for an enchanting and manipulative Philadelphia woman, Peggy Shippen. Blinded by desire, Arnold defected to the English army, orchestrating an attempt to assassinate his own mentor, George Washington.
- DirectorRobert HarmonStarsJeff DanielsRoger ReesSebastian RochéA dramatization of George Washington's perilous gamble of crossing the Delaware River and attacking the Hessian forces at Trenton.
- DirectorGuy HamiltonAlexander MackendrickStarsBurt LancasterKirk DouglasLaurence OlivierThe black sheep of a family and the local minister discover their true vocations during the Revolutionary War.
- DirectorRobert StevensonStarsHal StalmasterLuana PattenJeff YorkJohnny Tremain is drawn into the Revolutionary War, and becomes a patriot fighting to free the colonies from England. Along the way he learns about life and about himself.
- DirectorJohn FarrowStarsRobert StackMarisa PavanCharles CoburnThe career of Revolutionary War naval hero from his youth in Scotland through his service to Catherine the Great of Russia.
- DirectorJean DrévilleStarsPascale AudretJack HawkinsMichel Le RoyerDuring the American War of Independence, French officer and nobleman La Fayette comes to America's aid with men, money and weapons and becomes a Major-General under George Washington's command.
- DirectorNadia TassStarsShailene WoodleyKevin ZegersDavid GardnerIn Colonial America, shortly before the American Revolution, a young girl tries to rescue a horse from an abusive owner.
- DirectorChuck JonesStarsMel BlancTedd PierceJohn DeeringPorky balks at learning the Pledge of Allegiance until Uncle Sam appears to him in a dream and gives him a lesson in American history.
- DirectorFrank LloydStarsCary GrantMartha ScottCedric HardwickeJust prior to the American War of Independence, aristocratic Virginian Jane Peyton marries unsophisticated rustic farmer and surveyor Matt Howard who takes her to his Shenandoah Valley plantation and later goes to war.
- StarsAndrew StevensDon JohnsonWilliam ConradPhilip Kent takes part in the American Revolution and the newly formed Congress.
- DirectorEdward LudwigStarsFernando LamasArlene DahlPatricia MedinaLamas plays an indentured servant who rises to power in Georgia shortly after the Revolutionary War.
- DirectorGeorge SiegmannStarsAdda GleasonHoward GayeGeorge ChesebroCatherine Montour (Adda Gleason), a striking half-breed Indian princess, and mistress of King George III (Jack Cosgrove) aspires to become the first Queen of America when the revolution breaks out.
- DirectorMichael CurtizStarsClaude RainsGale SondergaardDonald CrispSet during the American Revolution, this colorful 2 reel short tells the story of Haym Salomon, American patriot and financier of the American Revolution.
- StarsRandolph MantoothEdie AdamsNeville BrandThe sons and grandchildren of Philip Kent make a life for themselves in America.