The Patriot
Before they were soldiers, they were family. Before they were legends, they were heroes. Before there was a nation, there was a fight for freedom.
After proving himself on the field of battle in the French and Indian War, Benjamin Martin wants nothing more to do with such things, preferring the simple life of a farmer.But when his son Gabriel enlists in the army to defend their new nation, America, against the British, Benjamin reluctantly returns to his old life to protect his son.
- Director
- Roland Emmerich
- Signature
- Drama · Craft · Action
- Worldwide
- $215M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
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Movie DNA
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Story overview
What It's About
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After proving himself on the field of battle in the French and Indian War, Benjamin Martin wants nothing more to do with such things, preferring the simple life of a farmer. But when his son Gabriel enlists in the army to defend their new nation, America, against the British, Benjamin reluctantly returns to his old life to protect his son.
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The record
Awards
0 wins · 3 nominations
Academy Awards
No wins yet · 3 nominations
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Cinematography
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Original Score
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Sound
The numbers
Box Office & Release
The Patriot returned 2.0× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $110M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $215M
- Release date
- Jun 28, 2000
- Runtime
- 2h 45m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English
- Country
- Germany, United States of America
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