List of plays and films about the American Revolution

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 by D.W. Griffith and starring Lionel Barrymore
*"Sons of Liberty" (1939), Film staring: Claude Rains, Gale Sondergaard; Director: Michael Curtiz.
*"Drums along the Mohawk" (1939) film staring: Claudette Colbert and Henry 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 by John Farrow, starring Robert Stack and Charles 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 starring William Daniels, Howard Da Silva, Ken Howard
*The Bastard (1978), TV miniseries starring Andrew Stevens
*The Rebels (1979), TV miniseries starring Andrew Stevens
*George Washington (1983), TV miniseries starring Barry Bostwick
*Revolution (1985) film starring: Al Pacino , Director: Hugh Hudson
*George Washington (1986), TV miniseries starring Barry Bostwick
*April Morning(1987) starring Chad Lowe, Tommy Lee Jones, and Robert 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; screenwriter Howard 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-part HBO biopic miniseries of John Adams, based on David 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 the Constitution of the United States in 1789.

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