List of films about the American Revolution

This is a list of films and TV films about the American Revolution.

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• 1776, or The Hessian Renegades – 1909 film by D.W. Griffith
• 1776 – 1972 film starring William Daniels, Howard Da Silva, Ken Howard, Donald Madden and John Cullum. Directed by Peter H. Hunt.
• America – 1924 film; epic directed by D.W. Griffith and starring Lionel Barrymore.
• April Morning – 1987 starring Chad Lowe, Tommy Lee Jones, and Robert Urich.
• Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor – 2003 film starring: Aidan Quinn as Benedict Arnold and Kelsey Grammer as George Washington. The life of Benedict Arnold and how he switched sides in the American Revolution.
• Beyond the Mask –2015 film
• Cardigan – 1922 film
• Drums Along the Mohawk – 1939 film starring: Claudette Colbert and Henry Fonda; Director: John Ford
• Independence – 1976 docudrama film directed by John Huston, narrated by E. G. Marshall and starring Eli Wallach, Pat Hingle, Ken Howard and Anne Jackson; shown continuously at Philadelphia's Independence Visitor Center.
• John Paul Jones – 1959 film directed by John Farrow, starring Robert Stack and Charles Coburn
• Johnny Tremain – 1957 film adaptation of the 1943 Esther Forbes novel starring Hal Stalmaster and, among others, Walter Coy. Directed by Robert Stevenson
• La Fayette – 1961 film
• Revolution – 1985 film starring Al Pacino. Directed by Hugh Hudson
• Scouting for Washington – 1917 Edison Studios
• Sons of Liberty – 1939 film starring: Claude Rains, Gale Sondergaard; Director: Michael Curtiz.
• Sons of Liberty – 2015 miniseries starring Ben Barnes, Rafe Spall, Henry Thomas, Dean Norris and Jason O'Mara; Director: Kari Skogland; produced for broadcast by The History Channel
• The Crossing – 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 Devil's Disciple – 1959 film adaptation of the play by George Bernard Shaw; starring Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, and Laurence Olivier. Directed by Guy Hamilton
• The Devil's Disciple – 1987 TV film adaptation of the play by George Bernard Shaw; starring: Patrick Stewart, Director: David Jones
• The Howards of Virginia – 1940 Starring: Cary Grant, Director: Frank Lloyd
• The Patriot – 2000 film starring: Mel Gibson, Heath Ledger, Director: Roland Emmerich
• The Rebels – 1979 TV miniseries based on the novel by John Jakes, starring Andrew Stevens
• The Scarlet Coat – 1955 film directed by John Sturges, focuses on Benedict Arnold
• The Spirit of '76 – 1917 film
• Williamsburg: the Story of a Patriot – 1957 film shown at Colonial Williamsburg continually since 1957. Directed by George Seaton, starring Jack Lord.

"Turn: Washington's Spies" 2014- TV series on AMC

See also

• The British Empire in Fiction