The Patriot (2000)

Director:

Roland Emmerich

Writer (WGA):

Robert Rodat (written by)

Release Date:

28 June 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama | War

Tagline:

What would you do if they destroyed your home, threatened your family. Where would you draw the line?

Plot:

Peaceful farmer Benjamin Martin is driven to lead the Colonial Militia during the American Revolution when a sadistic British officer murders his son.

Plot Keywords:

British | French | Revolution | American Revolution | South Carolina

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 8 wins & 17 nominations

Cast

Mel Gibson	...	Benjamin Martin
Heath Ledger	...	Gabriel Martin
Joely Richardson	...	Charlotte Selton
Jason Isaacs	...	Col. William Tavington
Chris Cooper	...	Col. Harry Burwell
Tchéky Karyo	...	Jean Villeneuve
Rene Auberjonois	...	Reverend Oliver
Lisa Brenner	...	Anne Howard
Tom Wilkinson	...	Gen. Lord Charles Cornwallis
Donal Logue	...	Dan Scott
Leon Rippy	...	John Billings
Adam Baldwin	...	Capt. Wilkins
Jay Arlen Jones	...	Occam
Joey D. Vieira	...	Peter Howard
Gregory Smith	...	Thomas Martin
Mika Boorem	...	Margaret Martin
Skye McCole Bartusiak	...	Susan Martin
Trevor Morgan	...	Nathan Martin
Bryan Chafin	...	Samuel Martin
Logan Lerman	...	William Martin
Mary Jo Deschanel	...	Mrs. Howard
Jamieson Price	...	Capt. Bordon (as Jamieson K. Price)
Peter Woodward	...	Charles O'Hara
Grahame Wood	...	Redcoat Lieutenant
Beatrice Bush	...	Abigale the Housekeeper
Shan Omar Huey	...	Joshua
Hank Stone	...	Rollins
Kirk Fox	...	Skunk
Jack Moore	...	Curly
Mark Twogood	...	Danvers
Colt Romberger	...	Colt
Terry Layman	...	Gen. George Washington
Shannon Eubanks	...	Mrs. Simms
Bill Roberson	...	Loyalist Simms
Charles Black	...	Matthew
Andy Stahl	...	Gen. Nathanel Greene
Kristian Truelsen	...	Hardwick
Kanin Howell	...	Postrider
Mark Jeffrey Miller	...	Wounded Continental
Zach Hanner	...	British Field Officer
Dara Coleman	...	Redcoat Sergeant #2
Randell Haynes	...	Patriot Middleton
John Storey	...	Cowpens Militiaman
Greg Good	...	Cowpens Militiaman
John F. Dzencelowcz II	...	Continental Soldier
John Curran	...	Redcoat Sergeant #1
Kyle Richard Engels	...	Billings' Son
John Bennes	...	Speaker
Roy McCrerey	...	Redcoat
P. Dion Moore	...	Redcoat
Tyler Long	...	Page Poy
John H. Bush	...	Abner
Gil Johnson	...	Militiaman
Scott Miles	...	Patriot Private
Derrick B. Young	...	Slave Boy
Le Roy Seabrook	...	Gullah Minister
Samuel Brown Jr.	...	Gullah Musician
Samuel Brown Sr.	...	Gullah Musician
Lillie L. Harris	...	Gullah Musician
Braima Moiwai	...	Gullah Musician
Patrick Tatopoulos	...	French Naval Officer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Michael E. Rodgers	...	(unconfirmed)
Shane Ayon	...	Grinadier Soldier (uncredited)
Ryan Baber	...	Redcoat Private (uncredited)
Brad Batchelor	...	Cavalry Officer (uncredited)
Tasha Biering	...	Guest at Lord Cornwallis' Ball (uncredited)
Lonnie Burchfield	...	British Infantry / British Officer / Continental Cannonieer (uncredited)
Kathryn Burns	...	Guest at Lord Cornwallis' Ball (uncredited)
Robert Cannon	...	Redcoat Sergeant (uncredited)
Tad Carr	...	Redcoat / Continental Private (uncredited)
Brian Patrick Catalano	...	Core Colonial Soldier (uncredited)
Joseph Congema	...	Redcoat / Continental Corporal (uncredited)
Casey Cunningham	...	Continental Private (uncredited)
Sam Edens	...	Redcoat / Continental / French Sergeant (uncredited)
Will Finch	...	Assemblyman (uncredited)
James Furey	...	Continental Soldier (uncredited)
Dennis Gomez	...	Redcoat Killed at Cowpens (uncredited)
Michael Mario Good	...	Redcoat / Charlotte's Servant (uncredited)
Dale Gould	...	Redcoat / Continental Private (uncredited)
Mark Hale	...	Cpl. Martin's Man (uncredited)
Lee Hardin	...	Militiaman Reloading in Battle (uncredited)
C. Michael Haynes	...	Townsman (uncredited)
Matthew Helms	...	Patriot Kid (uncredited)
Kevin R. Hershberger	...	Martin's Militiaman (uncredited)
Eric Holloway	...	Townsman (uncredited)
Alex Houvouras	...	Continental Soldier (uncredited)
Patric Johnstone	...	Green Dragoon Cavalryman (uncredited)
Patrick G. Keenan	...	British Solidier (uncredited)
Kevin P. King	...	Redcoat / French Corporal (uncredited)
Gary Lane	...	Twin Continental Flagbearer (uncredited)
Larry Lane	...	Twin Continental Flagbearer (uncredited)
David Lowe	...	British Infantryman / Continental infantlryman / Continental Militiaman (uncredited)
Chad Mason	...	Redcoat / Continental Private (uncredited)
Drew McClintock	...	Militiaman (uncredited)
Patrick McNulty	...	Continental Private (uncredited)
Matthew Mebane	...	Militiaman (uncredited)
Ken Moran	...	Redcoat / Continental Private (uncredited)
Michael Neeley	...	Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier (uncredited)
John Neely	...	Member of Martin's Militia (uncredited)
Danny Nunn	...	Continental Private Hit in Leg by Cannonball (uncredited)
William Palko	...	Redcoat Private (uncredited)
Reid Perry	...	Redcoat Private (uncredited)
Scott Peterson	...	Redcoat / Continental Private (uncredited)
Don Pettit	...	Redcoat / Continental Private (uncredited)
Marc Phillips	...	Redcoat / Continental Private (uncredited)
Bryan Quan	...	Redcoat / Continental Private (uncredited)
Morgan Raque	...	Continental Private (uncredited)
Steve Reaser	...	French Soldier (uncredited)
David Rivitz	...	Redcoat Private (uncredited)
Seneca Robinson	...	Angry Continental Private (uncredited)
David Michael Ross	...	British Seargeant (uncredited)
David Rotan	...	British Field Musician (uncredited)
Marvin Schroeder	...	Redcoat Colonel Saying 'Make Ready!' (uncredited)
Kemper Sease	...	Beach Slave (uncredited)
Girard Swan	...	Redcoat (uncredited)
Rock Taulbee	...	Redcoat Corporal (uncredited)
Nick Vachon	...	Militiaman (uncredited)
Phil Warren	...	Redcoat Hacked to Death (uncredited)
Tim Zabel	...	Redcoat Private (uncredited)

Directed by
Roland Emmerich

Writing credits (WGA)
Robert Rodat		(written by)

Produced by
Michael Dahan	....	associate producer
Dean Devlin	....	producer
Roland Emmerich	....	executive producer
Ute Emmerich	....	executive producer
William Fay	....	executive producer
Mark Gordon	....	producer
Gary Levinsohn	....	producer
Dionne McNeff	....	associate producer
Peter Winther	....	co-producer

Original Music by
John Williams

Cinematography by
Caleb Deschanel		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
David Brenner
Christopher Holmes		(extended version)
Julie Monroe		(co-editor)

Casting by
David Bloch
April Webster

Production Design by
Kirk M. Petruccelli

Art Direction by
Barry Chusid

Set Decoration by
Victor J. Zolfo

Costume Design by
Deborah Lynn Scott		(as Deborah L. Scott)

Makeup Department
Deborah Ball	....	hair stylist
Wendy Bell	....	key makeup artist
Judith H. Bickerton	....	key hair stylist: second unit
Anita Brabec	....	makeup artist
Susan Buffington	....	hair stylist
Julie Callihan	....	makeup artist
Leo Corey Castellano	....	key special makeup effects artist (as Leo C. Castellano)
Kim Collea	....	makeup artist
Brent Conley	....	special makeup effects assistant
Roxanne Ferguson	....	hair stylist
Kay Georgiou	....	hair department head
David Halsey	....	hair stylist
Darwin Hensley	....	makeup artist: second unit
Bill Johnson	....	special makeup effects department head
Geraldine Jones	....	hair stylist: Mr. Gibson (as Gerry Jones)
Nancy Keslar	....	hair stylist
Bruce Larsen	....	special makeup effects artist
Suzy Mazzarese-Allison	....	hair stylist
Patricia McAlhany Glasser	....	assistant hair stylist (as Pat Glasser)
Thomas Nellen	....	makeup department head
Matthew Petty	....	hair stylist
Bryan Reynolds	....	makeup artist intern
Kristin Ryals	....	makeup artist
Jennifer Santiago	....	assistant hair stylist
Joan Shay	....	assistant hair stylist
Linda Thompson	....	additional hair stylist
Kelvin R. Trahan	....	key hair stylist
Linda Williams	....	additional hair stylist
Leigh Ann Yandle	....	makeup artist
Patty York	....	makeup artist: Mr. Gibson
Linda Boykin-Williams	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Jeff Goodwin	....	special makeup effects artist (uncredited)
Susan 'Star' Orr	....	hair stylist (uncredited)
Rick Pour	....	key makeup artist: second unit (uncredited)

Production Management
Jim Dyer	....	unit production manager (as James R. Dyer)
James K. Jensen	....	post-production supervisor
Mary Weisgerber Meyer	....	production supervisor (as Mary Weisgerber)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Robert C. Albertell	....	second assistant director: second unit
Paul F. Bernard	....	first assistant director: second unit
Chris Brighton	....	assistant director
Peter J. Dowd Jr.	....	additional second assistant director
Greg Hale	....	second second assistant director: second unit (as Gregory G. Hale)
Michael G. Jefferson	....	second second assistant director
Bill Purple	....	second second assistant director (as William Purple)
Michael Risoli	....	second second assistant director
Kim H. Winther	....	first assistant director (as Kim Winther)
Lars P. Winther	....	second assistant director
Peter Winther	....	second unit director

Art Department
Gillian V. Albinski	....	set dresser
Dawn M. Baker	....	scenic artist
Pedro Barquin	....	stand-by greensman
Sean Bernard	....	painter
Ivica Bilich	....	property master: second unit
Robert A. Blackburn	....	construction coordinator
Chuck Bludsworth	....	props
Shannon M. Brice	....	set dresser
Richard Brunton	....	on-set dresser
Timothy Burgard	....	storyboard artist
Clete Cetrone	....	construction foreman
Jessee J. Clarkson	....	propmaker
Richard M. Cole	....	greensman
Scott Edward Collins	....	property assistant
Geoff Cormier	....	greensman
Larry A. Cornick	....	lead man
Danielle Couture	....	painter
Brad Curry	....	drapery foreman
Jeffrey DeBell	....	greens foreman
Guillaume DeLouche	....	assistant property person
Daniel Dietrich	....	greensman
Stephen Eno	....	painter
Drew H. Fash	....	property assistant
Frank M. Fleming	....	set dresser
John France	....	set dresser
Chad S. Frey	....	set designer
K. Drew Fuller	....	greens person
Scott Getzinger	....	assistant property master
Elliott Glick	....	scenic artist
Joe Golz	....	propmaker
Mark Hale	....	props
Michael Hansen	....	set dresser
George W. Harding III	....	set dresser (as George Harding III)
Doug Harlocker	....	property master (as Douglas Harlocker)
Frank J. Hart	....	propmaker
Ray Harvie	....	storyboard artist
Lally House	....	prop fabricator
Stephen Howard	....	general foreman
Ozzy Inguanzo	....	art department coordinator
Sean Keenan	....	set dresser
Kristen Kelly	....	assistant set decorator
Noelle King	....	set designer
Patrick King	....	set dresser
Christopher Kuder	....	property maker
Robert Loring Jr.	....	stand-by greens
Warren Manser	....	illustrator
Richard F. Mays	....	assistant art director
David M. Milstien	....	gang boss
John W. Morgan	....	scenic painter
Greg Papalia	....	set designer
Steve Park	....	set decorating coordinator
William Rampey	....	greensman
Tom Reta	....	assistant art director
Ricky Riggs	....	scenic artist
Sterling Rush	....	props
Larry Sauls	....	set dresser
Clare Scarpulla	....	set designer
Cindy Seay	....	greens
John Eric Seay	....	greens
Chad Simpson	....	paint gang boss
Ben T. Sineath Jr.	....	carpenter
Meg Hyatt Snow	....	assistant properties (as Meg Hyatt)
Michael Thurman	....	set dresser
Sloane U'Ren	....	set designer
Randall D. Wilkins	....	set designer (as Randy Wilkins)
Daniel Williams	....	scenic artist
Christopher Woodworth	....	paint supervisor
Douglas G. Young	....	set dresser
Frank Zito	....	carpenter
Jamie Arbuckle	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Oscar Delgadillo	....	set dressing gang boss (uncredited)
Timothy Dolph	....	prop fabricator: foam weapons (uncredited)
Jane Fitts	....	graphics designer (uncredited)
Robert L. Girard	....	metal shop foreman (uncredited)
Jeffrey A. Hughes	....	assistant draper (uncredited)
Kelly Rubottom	....	props (uncredited)

Sound Department
David Acord	....	utility sound
Christopher Assells	....	sound effects editor
Karen Baker Landers	....	first assistant sound editor (as Karen M. Baker)
David Baldwin	....	sound effects editor
Jeffree Bloomer	....	sound mixer: second unit
Bob Bowman	....	adr editor
Anthony Cargioli	....	boom operator
David A. Cohen	....	adr editor
David A. Cohen	....	dialogue editor
Harry Cohen	....	sound designer
Harry Cohen	....	sound effects editor
Matthew Dettmann	....	foley artist
Dino Dimuro	....	sound effects editor (as Dino R. DiMuro)
Paul Drenning	....	adr mixer
Richard Duarte	....	foley mixer
Jonathan Gaynor	....	production sound mixer: second unit
Laura Graham	....	adr editor
Per Hallberg	....	supervising sound editor
Gary A. Hecker	....	foley artist (as Gary Hecker)
Dan Hegeman	....	sound effects editor
Hanson Hsu	....	stage engineer
Craig S. Jaeger	....	supervising foley editor (as Craig Jaeger)
Chris Jargo	....	supervising adr editor
Drake Jenevein	....	adr editor
Paul Jyrälä	....	foley editor
Randy Kelley	....	sound effects editor (as Randy Kelly)
Larry Kemp	....	foley editor
Lou Kleinman	....	foley editor
Lee W. Lebaigue	....	assistant sound editor
Carey Milbradt	....	sound editor
Carey Milbradt	....	sound effects editor
Philip D. Morrill	....	assistant sound editor (as Philip D. Morrell)
Tony Negrete	....	first assistant sound editor (as Tony R. Negrete)
Quinton Nixon	....	assistant adr engineer
Kevin O'Connell	....	sound re-recording mixer
Lee Orloff	....	production sound mixer
Mark Ormandy	....	additional sound
Michelle Pazer	....	adr editor
Michele Perrone	....	adr editor
Greg P. Russell	....	sound re-recording mixer
Scott Sanders	....	sound effects editor
Dan Sharp	....	sound re-recordist
Janelle Showalter	....	assistant sound editor
Peter Staubli	....	sound effects editor
Greg Steele	....	adr mixer
Lauren Stephens	....	dialogue editor
Lauren Stephens	....	sound editor
Knox White	....	boom operator
Chris Winter	....	adr editor (as Christopher Winter)
Daniel R. Kerr	....	adr recordist (uncredited)
Peter Michael Sullivan	....	sound effects recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Oscar G. Castillo	....	technical director
Terry Chapman	....	special effects supervisor
Ron Colucci	....	mechanical effects technician
Ron Colucci	....	special effects technician
Dave Crownshaw	....	snow effects supervisor
Yves De Bono	....	mechanical effects supervisor
Yves De Bono	....	special effects coordinator
Robert DeVine	....	special effects
Ante Dugandzic	....	special effects
Jens Döldissen	....	special effects supervisor: miniatures
Derek Fields	....	mechanical effects technician
Phil H. Fravel	....	mechanical effects technician (as Phil Fravel)
Ken Gorrell	....	mechanical effects technician
Franco Goss	....	specialty props
Mark Griffin	....	mechanical effects technician
Mark Griffin	....	special effects buyer/tech
Jonn Herzberger	....	mechanical effects technician
Jonn Herzberger	....	special effects workshop foreman
Chuck Hessey	....	mechanical effects technician
David Hill	....	mechanical effects technician
David Hill	....	special effects supervisor
Richard Lee Jones	....	mechanical effects technician (as Richard Jones)
Thomas Kittle	....	mechanical effects technician
Thomas Kittle	....	special effects foreman
Robert 'Lucky' Rieker	....	mechanical effects technician (as Robert W. Rieker)
Russell Tyrrell	....	mechanical effects technician
Mark Williams	....	mechanical effects technician
Andrew Wilson	....	assistant mechanical effects supervisor

Visual Effects by
Michael Addabbo	....	digital effects artist: CFX
Lori Agostino	....	senior modelmaker
Christian Ahlers	....	senior modelmaker
James Auger	....	senior modelmaker
Alex Bahro	....	senior modelmaker (as Axel Bahro)
Leslie Baker	....	technical director
Wayne Baker	....	65mm camera assistant
Andy Barrios	....	digital compositor (as Andy Rafael Barrios)
Jürgen Bauer	....	special effects gaffer
Susanna Bauer	....	senior modelmaker
Jan Bernotat	....	motion control operator
Jennifer Bourne	....	digital artist: CFX
John Bozzalla	....	digital production assistant: CFX
Fiona Bull	....	visual effects producer (as Fiona Stone)
Erik Burns	....	digital artist: CFX
Michelle Butler	....	digital artist: CFX
Aimee Campbell	....	motion tracking supervisor: CFX
Deborah Carlson	....	software developer: CFX (as Debbie Carlson)
Ozzie Carmona	....	digital artist
Oscar G. Castillo	....	3D animator (as Oscar Castillo)
Oscar G. Castillo	....	technical director
Fabrice Ceugniet	....	battle choreography R&D tool: CFX
Benjamin Cinelli	....	senior character animator
Matt Cordner	....	digital effects artist: CFX
Brian Corpus	....	technical operations supervisor: CFX
Sebastian Cramer	....	miniature effects producer
Doug Creel	....	digital effects artist
Doug Creel	....	effects animator: CFX
Robert Cribbett	....	roto/paint supervisor
Tim T. Cunningham	....	visual effects coordinator
George da Silva	....	model maker (as George Da Silva)
Thomas Dadras	....	visual effects supervisor: CFX
Brigitte Daloin	....	visual effects editor
Chris Dawson	....	motion control/encoding
Aaron Dem	....	visual effects head of production: CFX
Bill Diaz	....	3D animator: CFX
Bill Diaz	....	senior animation technical director
Alianne Diehl	....	assistant modelmaker
Will Dotter	....	Production Assistant
Jon Doyle	....	digital artist
Jon Doyle	....	roto/paint artist
John Duino	....	senior systems administrator: CFX (as John Dulno)
Jeremy Engleman	....	digital modeler: CFX
Mitch Enzmann	....	motion control operator
Conny Fauser	....	visual effects supervisor: CFX
Colin Feist	....	digital compositor
Andreas Fischer	....	model maker
David Fogg	....	compositor
Alyssa Fong	....	visual effects
Nickson Fong	....	effects supervisor: CFX
Nickson Fong	....	visual effects animation lead
Mark Franco	....	visual effects executive producer: CFX
Adam Frazier	....	data I/O technician: CFX
Alex Friedrich	....	senior modelmaker
Stefan Galleithner	....	lineup operator: SGI, Maya
Brett Gassaway	....	motion capture consultant
Archie Gogoladze	....	plate tracking supervisor: CFX
Jacqueline Gordon	....	digital artist: CFX
Greg Groenekamp	....	visual effects composite artist: CFX
Abra Grupp	....	digital compositor
Joachim Grüninger	....	miniature effects producer
Joachim Grüninger	....	miniature effects supervisor
Greg Hanigan	....	digital imaging supervisor
Silke Hartung	....	model maker
Todd Harvey	....	3D animator: CFX
Dennis James Hauck Jr.	....	motion capture editor: House of Moves
Anna Heinzeller	....	sailmaker: miniature effects unit
Scott Holmes	....	3D animator: CFX
Dartayous Hunter	....	scanning and recording: CFX
Sully Jacome-Wilkes	....	texture artist
Glenn Karpf	....	visual effects coordinator (as Glenn R. Karpf)
Keith Kellogg	....	motion tracking artist
Travis Kelly	....	production assistant: CFX (as Travis Kelley)
Fabian Kraus	....	model painter
Tom Lamb	....	digital artist
Birger Laube	....	sculptor: miniature effects unit
Michel Lazarus	....	model maker (as Michèl Lazarus)
Kelvin Lee	....	animation supervisor
Michael Lloyd	....	digital matte painter
Britta Mangold	....	miniature director of photography
James Marbas	....	digital effects supervisor
Wolfgang Maschin	....	motion control camera operator
Drew McKeen	....	visual effects producer: CFX
John P. McMullen	....	data I/O technician: CFX
Tim Mendler	....	camera/motion control assistant: miniature unit
Steve Miller	....	avid assistant editor: CFX
Robert Minsk	....	lead software engineer: CFX
David Miya	....	R&D engineer
Paolo Moscatelli	....	digital sequence supervisor: CFX
M.D. Murnau	....	additional modelmaker
Maks Naporowski	....	digital artist
Nico Nitsch	....	senior modelmaker
Connie Oettl	....	senior modelmaker
Peter Ottmann	....	senior modelmaker
Li Otto	....	sailmaker: miniature effects unit
Harald Pannrucker	....	assistant modelmaker
James Park	....	data I/O technician: CFX
Eusebio Perez	....	video technician: CFX
Cristin Pescosolido	....	digital compositor
Tim Peters	....	model maker
Jan Ptassek	....	senior modelmaker
Ziad Ragheb	....	senior modelmaker
David Rand	....	3D animator (as Dave Rand)
David Rand	....	digital artist
Volker Reichenberger	....	model maker
Laura Reimer	....	clapper loader: miniature effects unit
Stuart Robertson	....	senior visual effects supervisor
Kosta Saric	....	visual effects editor: CFX
Henrik Scheib	....	magician workshop coordinator: miniature effects unit
Sofie Scherz	....	location manager: miniature effects unit
Thorsten Schrecke	....	senior modelmaker
Heidi Schuller	....	production manager: miniature effects unit
Stefan Schögel	....	lineup operator: Maya, miniature effects unit
Mandy Sekelsky	....	production assistant: CFX
Nelson Sepulveda	....	compositing supervisor: CFX
Chris Serenil	....	systems administrator: CFX
Ira Shain	....	3D animator
Ira Shain	....	character animator: CFX
Catharyn E. Sohm	....	visual effects data wranglers
Bret St. Clair	....	digital model lead
Wolf Steiling	....	senior modelmaker
Saskia Stoever	....	model maker (as Saskia Stoewer)
Jonathan F. Styrlund	....	visual effects producer
Eric Tablada	....	3D animator: CFX
Ka Yaw Tan	....	digital artist
Olcun Tan	....	lead 3D technical director: das werk
Doug Tubach	....	digital compositor: CFX
Sebastian Tuttas	....	assistant modelmaker
Christina Vaeth	....	production accountant: CFX
Uwe Vass	....	video operator: miniature effects unit
Waggi von Seidlein	....	senior modelmaker
Andreas Walther	....	senior modelmaker
Mortimer Warlimont	....	visual effects coordinator: Magicmove
Frank Wegerhoff	....	tracking supervisor: das werk
Simon Weisse	....	miniature effects
Simon Weisse	....	senior modeller
René Willand	....	model maker (as Rene Wieland)
Brian Wolf	....	digital compositor
Christopher Wolf	....	data I/O technician: CFX (as Chris Wolf)
Manny Wong	....	3D animator: CFX
Xye	....	visual effects
Raymond Yeung	....	head of technology: CFX
Jürgen 'Zambo' Zimmermann	....	senior modelmaker (as Jürgen Zimmermann)
Travis Baumann	....	digital compositor: Manex VFX (uncredited)
Raymond Edwards	....	animator (uncredited)
Daniel Erb	....	motion control trainee (uncredited)
Bret St. Clair	....	3D texture/model supervisor (uncredited)

Stunts
Stanton Barrett	....	stunts (as Stanton Thomas Barrett)
Davis Bates	....	stunts
Brian Bennett	....	stunts
Nick Brandon	....	utility stunts
Brian Brown	....	stunts
Troy Brown	....	stunts
Richard Bucher	....	stunts
Jacob Chambers	....	stunts
James M. Churchman	....	stunts (as Jim Churchman)
Rok Cvetkov	....	stunts
John T. Cypert	....	stunts (as John Cypert)
Brian Duffy	....	stunts
Christian J. Fletcher	....	stunts
Dale Frye	....	stunts
Michael Gaines	....	stunts
Lex D. Geddings	....	stunts
Lance Gilbert	....	stunts
Tim Gilbert	....	stunts
Troy Gilbert	....	stunts
Jason Gray	....	stunts
Tad Griffith	....	stunts
James M. Halty	....	stunts (as Jimmy Halty)
Michael Hansen	....	stunt performer
Clifford Happy	....	stunts (as Cliff Happy)
Thomas Robinson Harper	....	stunts
Thirl Haston	....	stunts
Freddie Hice	....	stunt coordinator: second unit
Chuck Hosack	....	stunts (as Chuck Hasack)
Chris Howell	....	stunts
Tommy J. Huff	....	stunts (as Tom Huff)
Kevin L. Jackson	....	stunts (as Kevin Lemont Jackson)
Cal Johnson	....	stunts
Josh Kemble	....	stunt performer
Mike Kirton	....	stunts
Clay M. Lilley	....	stunts
Billy D. Lucas	....	stunts (as Billy Lucas)
Anderson Martin	....	stunts (as Anderson A. Martin)
Bobby McLaughlin	....	stunts
Dustin Meier	....	stunts (as Dustin J. Meier)
John Meier	....	stunts (as John C. Meier)
Eric Miranda	....	stunts
Jeff Moldovan	....	stunt player
Chris O'Hara	....	stunts
Casey O'Neill	....	stunts
James Pratt	....	stunts (as Jimmy Pratt)
Mike Pridgen	....	stunts
Larry Rippenkroeger	....	stunts
Mic Rodgers	....	stunts
Jason Rodriguez	....	stunts
Craig Rondell	....	stunts
Erik Rondell	....	stunts
R.A. Rondell	....	stunt coordinator
Debby Lynn Ross	....	stunts (as Debby Ross-Rondell)
Lonnie R. Smith Jr.	....	stunts
Cooper Taylor	....	stunts
Matthew Taylor	....	stunts (as Matt Taylor)
Jimmy Waitman	....	stunts
David Walling	....	stunts (as David Charles Walling)
Patrick M. Walsh	....	stunts
Phil Warren	....	stunts (as Philip D. Warren)
Philip D. Warren	....	stunts
Mike Watson	....	stunts
Glen Yrigoyen	....	stunts
John Zimmerman	....	stunts
Richard Bucher	....	stunt double: Jason Isaacs (uncredited)
Joseph Congema	....	stunts (uncredited)
John Evanko	....	stunts (uncredited)
Lance Gilbert	....	stunt double: Mr. Gibson (uncredited)
Mike Gunther	....	stunts (uncredited)
Heath Hood	....	stunts (uncredited)
Todd Peterson	....	utility stunts (uncredited)
Steven Ritzi	....	utility stunts (uncredited)
David Rivitz	....	utility stunts (uncredited)
Shawn Robinson	....	stunt performer: Soldier (uncredited)
Mic Rodgers	....	stunt advisor: Mel Gibson (uncredited)
Bill Scharpf	....	utility stunts (uncredited)
Rock Taulbee	....	stunts (uncredited)
Jim Vickers	....	stunts (uncredited)
Todd Warren	....	utility stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Greg Baldi	....	assistant camera
Raymond Benthall	....	set electrician: second unit
Christopher Blauvelt	....	assistant camera (as Chris Blauvelt)
Dustin Blauvelt	....	camera operator: "b" camera (as Dustin G. Blauvelt)
Clyde E. Bryan	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Gary L. Camp	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Colin J. Campbell	....	chief lighting technician (as Colin Campbell)
Simon Carey	....	electric: second unit
Philippe Cointepas	....	focus puller: fx unit
Keith Collea	....	video assist operator
Andrew Cooper	....	still photographer
Dick Deats	....	key grip (as Dicky Deats)
Jerry C. Deats	....	key rigging grip
Sean Devine	....	best boy grip
Alan R. Disler	....	first assistant camera
Damon Doherty	....	second key grip
Scott Drinon	....	dolly grip: second unit (as Scott Drion)
Michael James Fahey	....	best boy grip: second unit (as Michael J. Fahey)
Antonio V. Garrido	....	dolly grip (as Tony Garrido)
Harry K. Garvin	....	Steadicam operator: second unit (as Harry Garvin)
Harry K. Garvin	....	camera operator: second unit (as Harry Garvin)
Jim Grce	....	chief lighting technician: second unit
Bill Greenberg	....	rigging gaffer
Matthew Haskins	....	second assistant camera: "c" camera
Kevin Jackson	....	crane grip
Alex Klabukov	....	grip
Dan Kneece	....	Steadicam operator: second unit
Dan Kneece	....	additional camera operator
Dan Kneece	....	camera operator: second unit
Dana Kroeger	....	camera loader
Anthony T. Marra II	....	key grip: second unit
Jack McCollum	....	electrician
John McIntyre	....	second assistant camera: additional
Mark C. McManus	....	video assist operator: second unit
Jon D. Morrison	....	set lighting best boy
Ben Noble	....	electrician
Pat O'Mara	....	grip
Harrison Palmer	....	electrician
Scott Rathner	....	additional first assistant camera
Mike Repeta	....	first assistant camera: additional camera
John Reynolds	....	best boy electric: second unit
Reid Russell	....	camera intern: second unit
P. Scott Sakamoto	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Dave Spencer	....	grip
Ueli Steiger	....	director of photography: second unit
Suzanne Trucks	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Mark Vargo	....	director of photography: second unit
Christopher Warren	....	assistant chief lighting technician (as Christopher T. Warren)
Bo Webb	....	second assistant camera: second unit
David Wood	....	grip
Sean Wright	....	grip
Sean Yaple	....	camera loader: second unit
Harry Zimmerman	....	second assistant camera
Dennis Zoppe	....	key grip: second unit (as Dennis S. Zoppe)
Chris Dambra	....	rigging electrician (uncredited)

Casting Department
Scott Baldyga	....	casting assistant
Robin Carlan	....	extras casting assistant
Stephanie Corsalini	....	casting: New York
Maxann Crotts	....	additional casting
Shirley Fulton Crumley	....	location casting
Craig Fincannon	....	location casting
Mark Fincannon	....	location casting
Michelle Ford	....	casting assistant
Elizabeth Greenberg	....	casting associate
Ben Hammock	....	casting production assistant
Michael Poplin	....	extras casting assistant
Troy Lamberth	....	casting assistant (uncredited)
Tarah Phillippi	....	extra casting: Pennsylvania (uncredited)
Theresa Phillips	....	casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Amy Andrews	....	key costumer
Jeanie Baker	....	set costumer
Patricia Buckley-Moss	....	costumer
Diane Crooke	....	costume supervisor: women
Lois DeArmond	....	costume illustrator
Mary Anne Gomulinski	....	costume assistant
Zandra Harding	....	seamstress
Barry Kellogg	....	costumer
Mitchell Ray Kenney	....	costume supervisor
Karen Keyes	....	costumer
Keva Keyes	....	costumer
Lorie L. LaBrant	....	costumer
Leigh Leverett	....	set costumer
Paul Lopez	....	costume supervisor: men (as Paul H. Lopez)
Rosalida Medina	....	costumer
Katrina Migliore	....	costumer
Verena O'Connor	....	costumer
Lahly Poore	....	assistant costume designer
Alice Powell	....	seamstress
Faye Sevilla	....	wardrobe assistant
Jessica S. Smith	....	set costumer
Reese Spensley	....	on-set costumer
Jack Taggart	....	costume ager/dyer

Editorial Department
Lee Grubin	....	first assistant editor
Mo Henry	....	negative cutter
Debra Light	....	assistant editor (as Debra S. Light)
Michael McCusker	....	first assistant editor
David Orr	....	color timer
Eric Rigney	....	avid technician
Jeff Williams	....	assistant editor
Dale Jones	....	avid technician (uncredited)

Music Department
Peter Afterman	....	executive in charge of music: Centropolis
Sandy DeCrescent	....	music contractor (as Sandy De Crescent)
George Doering	....	musician
Mark Graham	....	music librarian
Shawn Murphy	....	score mixer
Shawn Murphy	....	score recordist
Peter Myles	....	assistant music editor
John Neufeld	....	orchestrator
Mark O'Connor	....	musician: violin solos
Steven L. Smith	....	music preparation
James Thatcher	....	musician: French horn
Kenneth Wannberg	....	music editor (as Ken Wannberg)
Brent Brooks	....	music editor: temp music (uncredited)
Jeremy Cavaterra	....	orchestrator (uncredited)
Harvey Cohen	....	orchestrator (uncredited)
Mark McKenzie	....	orchestrator (uncredited)
Tim Morrison	....	musician: trumpet (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Rich Bennetti	....	2nd unit captain
Loren Bess	....	driver
Jon Carpenter	....	transportation co-captain
Neil Castles Jr.	....	driver
Tyler C. Daum	....	driver
Tina Del Castillo	....	driver
Chris Gorden	....	driver
Shane Greedy	....	transportation coordinator
Brett Leslie	....	driver
Genna Long	....	driver
Todd Luckey	....	electrics driver
John Lybrand	....	driver: cast
John McLaughlin	....	driver
Rick Parkinson	....	driver
John Rice Sr.	....	transportation captain
Paul Tumber	....	transportation
David Carlton White	....	driver: camera truck

Other crew
Rachel Aberly	....	unit publicist
Deborah Ambrosino	....	milliner/crafts
Taylor Ammons	....	production coordinator: second unit
Kirsten Anderson	....	first assistant accountant
Gloria Winship Ayon	....	trainer
Clyde D. Baisey	....	medic
Beth Bargas	....	assistant accountant
Kim Berner	....	script supervisor (as Kim E. Berner)
Aaron Boyd	....	assistant: Mr. Emmerich
Robert Boyd	....	production assistant
Barbara Branch	....	assistant accountant
Dustin Bullard	....	photo double: William Martin
Kim Burke	....	wrangler
R. David Burns	....	production coordinator
James M. Crumley Jr.	....	set production assistant
Gina M. Di Santo	....	assistant: Peter Winther (as Gina Di Santo)
Lisa D. DiSanto	....	assistant: Mr. McNeff (as Lisa Di Santo)
Paul Doble	....	assistant: Mr. Levinsohn
Peter J. Dowd Jr.	....	set production assistant
Susan Ehrhart	....	assistant production coordinator
Katrina Elder	....	logistics coordinator
Melissa Elliott	....	title designer
John W. Ervin	....	production assistant
Cecilia Escobar	....	payroll accountant
Mark B. Farris	....	assistant re-enactor coordinator
Julie Fay	....	set production assistant
Billy Fields	....	set medic
Tim Fitzgerald	....	location assistant
Gladys Flournoy	....	assistant re-enactor coordinator
J.R. Flournoy	....	assistant re-enactor coordinator
Riley Flynn	....	re-enactor coordinator
Sarah Fralin	....	production assistant
Laura Frank	....	assistant: Mr. Levinsohn
Gordon Frye	....	assistant re-enactor coordinator
Suzette Gaconnier	....	script supervisor: second unit
Cynthia Garcia	....	assistant: Mark Gordon
Josh Geller	....	production assistant (as Joshua Geller)
Hannah Gibson	....	production assistant
Heidi Gilbert	....	set production assistant
McJoel Hamilton	....	production assistant
Justine Hebron	....	production coordinator (as Justine M. Hebron)
Rusty Hendrickson	....	boss wrangler
James Hinton	....	assistant accountant
Cindi Hobgood	....	location manager
Frank House	....	weapons expert
Paul H. Hutchins	....	re-enactor associate
Ozzy Inguanzo	....	researcher
Linden Johnson	....	co-first assistant accountant
Vanessa R. Jordan	....	assistant: Ute Emmerich
Todd J. Labarowski	....	set production assistant: second unit
Bruce Larsen	....	mechanical horse
Adria Later	....	studio teacher
Jenifer Lew	....	assistant: Bill Fay
Harry Lu	....	armorer
Sarah Lyle Fralin	....	production assistant
Benny Manning	....	wrangler
Jamie McGuire	....	production assistant: Los Angeles
Randy McKenney	....	stand-in
Elizabeth McMullan	....	animal trainer
Kevin McNiven	....	horse wrangler
Lisa Mercurio	....	production assistant
Chris Miller	....	technical consultant
Allison Modafferi	....	production assistant
Mary Morgan	....	key location manager (as Mary Morgan Kerlagon)
Mathew H. Morris	....	location assistant
Jack Munn	....	medic
Niamh Murphy	....	textile artist
David Nico	....	production assistant: Los Angeles
Rachel Olschan	....	assistant: Mr. Devlin
Terry R. Owens	....	local captain
Rex Peterson	....	wrangler
Bill Phillips	....	construction accountant
Kathleen Pirelli	....	animal trainer
Kristi Pruett	....	assistant: Mr. Gordon
Matt Reitsma	....	head textile artist
Mike Revell	....	production accountant
Marc Roskin	....	assistant: Mr. Emmerich
Denver Scaggs	....	medic
Christopher Schmidt	....	assistant: Mr. Dahan
Marvin Schroeder	....	assistant re-enactor coordinator
Jason J. Scott	....	production assistant
Jimmy Sherwood	....	wrangler
Harriet Spalding	....	production assistant
Peter Stauch	....	production assistant
Monty Stuart	....	ramrod
Girard Swan	....	photo double
Girard Swan	....	stand-in: Mel Gibson
Tony Swatton	....	sword maker
Tavin Marin Titus	....	assistant: Dean Devlin
Ashleigh Tucker	....	assistant production office coordinator: second unit
Brian Marshall Turner	....	medic
Marc J. Ventimiglia	....	co-location manager
Doug Weaver	....	assistant: Mr. Gibson
Wayne W. Whited	....	production coordinator
Heather P. Woods	....	production secretary
Brian Patrick Catalano	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Nancy Frye	....	assistant armorer (uncredited)
Eric A. Hurley	....	unspecified assistant (uncredited)
Daniel Hydrick III	....	livestock coordinator (uncredited)
Jonathan S. Morgan	....	location production assistant (uncredited)
John Rotan	....	location assistant (uncredited)
John Rotan	....	location scout (uncredited)
Jeff Smith	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Bill Timoney	....	adr loop group (uncredited)
Lynnanne Zager	....	adr voice (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Columbia Pictures Corporation
• Centropolis Entertainment
• Mutual Film Company
• Global Entertainment Productions GmbH & Company Medien KG

Distributors

• Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) (2000) (USA) (theatrical)
• Columbia Pictures (2000) (USA) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (2000) (USA) (VHS) (pan and scan)
• LK-TEL (2001) (Argentina) (DVD)
• LK-TEL (2001) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (2004) (USA) (TV)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-Ray Disc) (extended version)
• LK-TEL (2008) (Argentina) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Columbia TriStar Egmont Film Distributors (2000) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films de Argentina (2000) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films (France)
• Columbia TriStar Films de España (Spain)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (USA) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar (Brazil) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar (Brazil) (VHS)
• Columbia TriStar (video)
• Egmont Entertainment (2000) (Finland) (VHS) (DVD)
• Nelonen (2003) (2005) (2006) (2010) (Finland) (TV)
• New Films International
• Sony Pictures Entertainment
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Nordic (2006) (Finland) (DVD)
• TV5 (2011) (Finland) (TV)

Special Effects

• Anatomorphex
• Centropolis Effects (visual effects)
• Das Werk (3D tracking: miniature shoot)
• Effective GmbH (miniature pyrotechnics)
• Elektrashock (motion capture)
• Harald Rudiger Filmbauten (rigging and greenscreen)
• House of Moves Motion Capture Studios (motion capture) (as House of Moves)
• MagicMove GmbH (miniature effects)
• Magicon (miniature effects)
• Snow Business International (snow effects)
• Sparks Filmtechnik GmbH (miniature lighting)

Other Companies

• Centropolis Records  soundtrack published by
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes
• Cinema Research  opticals
• DeLuxe Laboratories  prints (as Deluxe)
• Direct Tools & Fasteners  expendables
• Doggicam Systems  DoggiCam provided by
• Gentle Jungle  Great Danes provided by
• Hollywood Records  soundtrack published by
• House of Moves Motion Capture Studios  motion capture
• Jo Anne Kane Music Services  music preparation (as Jo Ann Kane Music Service)
• L.A. Mad Dogs  adr voice casting
• Lightnin' Production Rentals  transportation equipment
• Movie Movers  cast trailers
• Movie Movers  star trailers
• Movie Movers  transportation
• Panavision  cameras and lenses
• Post Modern Sound  ADR recording facility
• Smithsonian Institution  historical consultant
• Sony Pictures Studios  sound services
• Tai Audio  walkies provided by

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for strong war violence

Runtime:

165 min | 175 min (extended version)

Country:

Germany | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Australia:MA | Canada:14A | Denmark:15 | Finland:K-14 (2000) (theatrical version) | France:U | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R15 | Norway:15 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:15 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R (Certificate #37232) | USA:Unrated (extended version) | Iceland:16 | Malaysia:U | Argentina:13 | Peru:14 | Finland:K-18 (2006) (extended version)

Filming Locations:

Botany Bay Plantation - 7510 Botany Bay Road, Edisto Island, South Carolina, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

Harrison Ford declined the lead role, feeling the script had boiled the Revolutionary War down to a "one-man's-revenge" melodrama.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Col. Tavington is questioning the wounded soldier, his collar is below/above the strap over his right shoulder between shots.

Quotes:

[first lines]
[repeated line]
Benjamin Martin:I have long feared that my sins would return to visit me, and the cost is more than I can bear.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Bad Movie Beatdown: 2012: Part 1 (#3.8)" (2011)

Soundtrack:

Leanin' on de Lawd Side

Very Well Done

As a fan of historical films, I really enjoyed the movie " The Patriot" starring Mel Gibson who skillfully portrays the role of an American colonial during the Revolutionary War. Actors like Gibson have a talent for making history come alive on screen and engaging the audience. The movie held my interest. It was never dull or slow. The sets were just great and I often felt like I was in the middle of a battlefield. I loved the flashes of color, cannons blazing, colonial flags waving, the columns of British soldiers dressed in their best and brightest uniforms and the array of women and children who were colorful parts of colonial America. All in all, this was well worth the watch and a real change from the usual long list of action packed, special effects films which are a bit overdone.