- List of plays and films about the American Revolution
=Films, television shows, musicals, and plays interpreting the American Revolution=
* "1776, or The Hessian Renegades" (1909) film by
D.W. Griffith
*"Scouting for Washington" (1917), Edison Studios
*"The Spirit of '76 " (1917), film
*"Cardigan" (1922), film
*"America" (1924), film; epic directed byD.W. Griffith and starringLionel Barrymore
*"Sons of Liberty" (1939), Film staring:Claude Rains ,Gale Sondergaard ; Director:Michael Curtiz .
*"Drums along the Mohawk " (1939) film staring:Claudette Colbert andHenry Fonda ; Director:John Ford
*"The Howards of Virginia (1940)" Starring: Cary Grant, Director: Frank Lloyd
*"The Scarlet Coat" (1955), film directed by John Sturges, focused on Benedict Arnold
*"Johnny Tremain" (1957) Film adaptation of the novel starring Hal Stalmaster; Director: Robert Stevenson
* "John Paul Jones" (1959), Film directed byJohn Farrow , starringRobert Stack andCharles Coburn
*"The Devil's Disciple " (1959) film starring:Burt Lancaster ,Kirk Douglas ,Laurence Olivier , Director:Guy Hamilton
*The Swamp Fox (1959–1960) Television Series
*1776 (1969), Broadway musical; Composer:Sherman Edwards
*"The Young Rebels" (1970–1971), Television Series
*1776 (1972) film starringWilliam Daniels ,Howard Da Silva ,Ken Howard
*The Bastard (1978), TV miniseries starringAndrew Stevens
*The Rebels (1979), TV miniseries starringAndrew Stevens
*George Washington (1983), TV miniseries starringBarry Bostwick
*Revolution (1985) film starring:Al Pacino , Director:Hugh Hudson
*George Washington (1986), TV miniseries starringBarry Bostwick
*April Morning(1987) starringChad Lowe ,Tommy Lee Jones , andRobert Urich .
*The American Revolution (1994), TV miniseries starring: Kelsey Grammer and Charles Durning, Director: Lisa Bourgoujian (A&E)
*The Crossing (film) (2000) film starring:Jeff Daniels ,Roger Rees , Director:Robert Harmon ; screenwriterHoward Fast based on his novel; produced for broadcast by the Arts and Entertainment cable television network
*The Patriot (2000) film starring:Mel Gibson ,Heath Ledger , Director:Roland Emmerich
*Liberty's Kids (since 2002) a 40-part animated television series produced by DiC Entertainment and broadcast on PBS Kids from September 2, 2002 to August 13, 2004 and Kids' WB since August 2004.
*"John Adams", a seven-partHBO biopic miniseries ofJohn Adams , based onDavid McCullough 's biography also entitled "John Adams". The first three episodes deal with the Revolution itself, the fourth with its immediate aftermath leading up to the institution of the federal government under theConstitution of the United States in 1789.ee also
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*The British Empire in Fiction
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