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25/12/1985 Adventure, Drama, History, War 2h 6m
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Overview

New York trapper Tom Dobb becomes an unwilling participant in the American Revolution after his son Ned is drafted into the Army by the villainous Sergeant Major Peasy. Tom attempts to find his son, and eventually becomes convinced that he must take a stand and fight for the freedom of the Colonies, alongside the aristocratic rebel Daisy McConnahay. As Tom undergoes his change of heart, the events of the war unfold in large-scale grandeur.

  1. Hugh Hudson

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Al Pacino

    Tom Dobb

  2. Donald Sutherland

    Sgt. Maj. Peasy

  3. Nastassja Kinski

    Daisy McConnahay

  4. Joan Plowright

    Mrs. McConnahay

  5. Dave King

    Mr. McConnahay

  6. Dexter Fletcher

    Ned Dobb

  7. Sid Owen

    Young Ned

  8. Richard O'Brien

    Lord Hampton

  9. Steven Berkoff

    Sgt. Jones

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Reviews

A review by Wuchak
Written by Wuchak on 2024-06-08
**_Al Pacino transported to the American Revolution_**

After the Declaration of Independence, a fur trapper (Pacino) & his son are inadvertently enlisted in the Continental Army in the summer of 1776, wherein they find themselves fighting The Battle of Long Island. They end up working as scouts and are at Valley Forge during the cold winter of 1777-1778, as well as Yorktown in 1781. Nastassja Kinski plays a woman from an aristocratic family who joins the patriots while Donald Sutherland is on hand as an officer in the British Army.

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$28,000,000.00

Revenue
$358,574.00

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