Atanarjuat
[The Fast Runner] (2001)
Long
ago in the Arctic territory of the Inuit nation, an evil spirit is
summoned
by a miscreant shaman to spread violence and discord leading to the
death
of the local chief. Dir: Zacharias Kunuk, with Natar
Ungalaqq.
172m.
Fast
Runner, The [Atanarjuat] (2001)
Long
ago in the Arctic territory of the Inuit nation, an evil spirit is
summoned
by a miscreant shaman to spread violence and discord leading to the
death
of the local chief. Dir: Zacharias Kunuk, with Natar
Ungalaqq.
172m.
Kings of the
Sun
(1963)
Pre-contact Maya or Aztec. Dir.
J. Lee Thompson, with Yul Bryner and George Chakiris. 108m.
Norseman,
The (1978)
An 11th-century Viking
prince
sails to America to find his father, who on a previous voyage had been
captured by Indians. Dir. Charles B. Pierce, with
Lee Majors and Cornel Wilde. 90m.
Retorno
a Aztlan (1990)
A group of priests return
to Aztlan, the mythological place where Mexican culture was born, to
pray
to the goddess Coatlicue to stop a drought. Dir.
Juan Mora Catlett, with Rodrigo Puebla and Socorro Avelar. 90m.
Viking,
The (1929)
Leif Ericson and the discovery of
America.
Dir. Roy William Neill, with Donald Crisp and Pauline Starke. 9
reels.
SPANISH
Aguirre: The
Wrath
of God [Aguirre: Der Zorn Gottes] (German 1972)
Search for El Dorado in South America
unravels under the leadership of a mad conquistador. Dir. Werner
Herzog, with Klaus Kinski and Ruy Guerra. 94m.
Balboa
[Balboa,
Conquistador of the Pacific] [Los Conquistadores del
Pacífico]
(1967)
Stirring adventures leading to the
discovery
of the Pacific Ocean. Dir. José María Elorrieta,
with
Frank Latimore and Pilar Casino. 87m.
Bartolome de
las
Casas (1993)
Dir. Sergio
Olhovich,
with Jose Alonso and Claudette Maille. 115m.
Cabeza de
Vaca
(1991)
Survivors of a failed
conquest
expedition endure incredible hardships. Dir. Nicolas Echevarria,
with Juan Diego. 112m.
Captain from
Castile
(1947)
Swashbuckling captain
follows
Hernan Cortez to the New World. Dir.
Henry King, with Tyrone Power and Jean Peters. 141m.
Christopher
Columbus
(1949)
The familiar story of the "Discovery,"
with heavy emphasis on intrigues in the Spanish Court in order to make
the voyage. Dir. David MacDonald, with Frederic March and
Florence
Eldridge. 104m.
Christopher
Columbus
-- The Discovery (1992)
Dir. John Glen, with Tom
Selleck, Rachel Ward, Marlon Brando. 120m.
Columbus
(1923)
Isabella sells her jewels to finance the
voyage of a frustrated Columbus. Dir. Edwin L. Hollywood, with
Fred
Eric, Paul McAllister, and Dolores Cassinelli. 5 reels.
Coming of
Columbus,
The (1912)
Dir. Colin Campbell, with Charles Clary
and Kathlyn Williams.
Conquistadores
del Pacífico, Los [Balboa] [Balboa, Conquistador of
the Pacific] (1967)
Stirring adventures leading to the
discovery
of the Pacific Ocean. Dir. José María Elorrieta,
with
Frank Latimore and Pilar Casino. 87m.
Drums of
Destiny
(1937)
Conflict with Spanish and Indians in
Florida
in 1815. Dir. Ray Taylor, with Tom Keene and Edna Lawrence.
60m.
1492: The
Conquest
of Paradise (1992)
Columbus. Dir. Ridley
Scott, with Gerard Depardieu and Sigourney Weaver. 154m.
I, The Worst
of
All (1990)
Sor Juana Inés de
la Cruz. Dir. Maria Luisa Bemberg, with Assumpta Serna.
105m.
Jerico
(1990)
Priest goes native
and goes mad. Dir. Luis Alberto Lamata, with Cosme
Cortazar.
90m.
Last Supper,
The
[La Ultima Cena] (1976)
Slave revolt in Cuba.
Tomas Gutierrez Alea, with Nelson Villagra and Leansro M. Espinosa.
120m.
Mission,
The (1986)
Jesuits try to protect a
remote South American Indian tribe in danger of falling under the rule
of pro-slavery Portugal. Dir.
Roland Joffe, with Robert De Niro and Jeremy Irons. 126m.
Orinoko,
Nuevo Mundo (1984)
Dir.
Diego Risquez, with Kosinegue and Rolando Pena. 103m.
Quilombo
(1986)
Plantation slaves revolt
and head for the mountains. Dir. Carlos
Diegues,
with Tony Tornado and Zeze Motta. 119m.
Royal
Hunt of the Sun, The (1969)
The conquest of Peru in 1530, pitting
Pizarro against Incan leader Atahuallpa. Dir. Irving Lerner, with
Robert Shaw and Christopher Plummer. 118m.
Seven
Cities of Gold (1955)
Spanish commander and missionary Father
Junipera Serra clash on 1796 expedition to conquer California.
Dir.
Robert D. Webb, with Anthony Quinn, Richard Egan, Michael Rennie, and
Rita
Moreno. 103m.
Ultima Cena,
La
[The Last Supper] (1976)
Slave revolt in Cuba.
Tomas Gutierrez Alea, with Nelson Villagra and Leansro M. Espinosa.
120m.
Xica da
Silva
(1976)
An 18th century
slave uses her "feminine attributes" in order to get power. Dir.
Carlos Diegues, with Zeze Motta. 107m.
FRENCH
(CANADA)
Black
Robe
(1991)
Jesuit makes a long winter
journey to a plague-ridden Huron village. Dir. Bruce Beresford,
with
Lothaire Bluteau and Sandrine Holt. 101m.
Festin
des morts, Le [Mission of Fear] (1965)
Jesuit
missionaries with the Hurons. Dir. Fernand Dansereau, with Alain
Cuny, Jean-Guy Sabourin. 79m.
Ikwe
(1987)
Indian girl marries fur
trader.
Dir. Norma Bailey, with William Ballantyne and Jamie Hardesty.
57m.
Mission
of Fear [Le Festin des morts] (1965)
Jesuit
missionaries with the Hurons. Dir. Fernand Dansereau, with Alain
Cuny, Jean-Guy Sabourin. 79m.
Nouvelle-France (2004)
Set c. 1760 -- war between Britain
and France over control of Canada. Ben Franklin appears.
Dir. Jean Beaudin, with David La Haye, Noemie
Godin Vigneau. 145m.
Wolfe,
or the Conquest of Quebec (1915)
Dir.
Kenean Buel, with Guy Coombs and Arthur Donaldson.
DUTCH
Como Era
Gostoso
o Meu Frances [How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman] (1971)
French explorer
captured by cannibals. Based on Hans Staden. Dir. Nelson
Pereira
Dos Santos, with Arduino Colosanti and Ana Maria Magalhaes. 80m.
How Tasty
Was
My Little Frenchman [Como Era Gostoso o Meu Frances] (1971)
French explorer
captured by cannibals. Based on Hans Staden. Dir. Nelson
Pereira
Dos Santos, with Arduino Colosanti and Ana Maria Magalhaes. 80m.
Hudson's Bay
(1940)
Founding of the Hudson's Bay Fur Trading
Company in 1667. Dir. Irving Pichel, with Paul Muney and Gene
Tierney.
95 m.
Knickerbocker
Holiday (1944)
Musical comedy about Peter Stuyvesant
and New Amsterdam. Dir. Harry Joe Brown, with Nelson Eddy and
Charles
Coburn. 85m.
ENGLISH: VIRGINIA
Captain John
Smith
and Pocahontas (1908)
Captain John
Smith
and Pocahontas (1953)
Classic American favorite story of white
man saved from death by Indian girl. Dir. Lew Landers, with
Anthony
Dexter and Jody Lawrence. 75m.
Howards of
Virginia,
The (1940)
Howard marries the daughter of a wealthy
pro-British landowner but enters politics and joins the American
army.
Thomas Jefferson, Patrick Henry, George Washington, and many patriotic
scenes. Dir. Frank Lloyd, with Cary Grant and Martha Scott.
116m.
Jamestown
(1923)
Crisis with Spanish in 1612 causes
kidnapping
of Pocahontas to insure Indian alliance. Dir. Edwin L.
Hollywood,
with Robert Gaillard, Dolores Cassinelli, and Leslie Austin. 40m.
New
World, The (2005)
Pocahontas,
John Smith, and John Rolfe. Dir. Terrence Malick, with Colin
Farrell and Q'Orianka Kilcher. 150m.
Pocahontas
(1908)
Pocahontas
(1995)
Indian girl saves white man
from death. Disney. 80m.
Pocahontas:
The Legend (1995)
Another
version of the classic story. Dir. Danièle J. Suissa, with
Sandrine Holt and Tony Goldwyn. 102m.
Pocahontas
II: Journey to a New World (1998)
Pocahontas
travels to England. Disney. 72m.
ENGLISH: NEW
ENGLAND
Courtship of
Miles
Standish, The (1923)
Re-creation of the Mayflower
voyage
with focus on the romance of John Alden, Miles Standish, and Priscilla
Mullins. Dir. Frederick Sullivan, with Charles Ray, E. Alyn
Warren,
and Enid Bennett. 9 reels.
Crucible,
The (1958) [Les Sorcieres de Salem] [The Witches of
Salem]
(French 1956)
Salem witchcraft. Based on Arthur
Miller's play. Dir. Raymond Rouleau, with Yves Montand and Simone
Signoret. 145m.
Crucible,
The
(1996)
Salem witchcraft. Based
on Arthur Miller's play.
Dir. Nicholas Hytner, with Daniel Day-Lewis and Winona
Ryder.
124m.
Maid
of Salem (1937)
Salem witchcraft: Fun-loving girl
accused of witchcraft is saved from burning. Dir. Frank Lloyd,
with
Claudette Colbert and Fred MacMurray. 85m.
Mayflower:
The Pilgrims' Adventure (1979)
The Pilgrim voyage on the Mayflower.
Dir. George Shaefer, with Anthony Hopkins and Richard Crenna.
100m.
Plymouth
Adventure, The (1952)
The Pilgrim voyage of the Mayflower.
Dir. Clarence Brown, with Spencer Tracy, Gene Tierney, and Leo
Genn.
105 m.
Pollyanna
(1960)
Contains
a sermon based on Jonathan Edwards. Dir. David Smith, with Hayley
Mills and Jane Wyman. 134m.
Rose
of O'Salem Town (1910)
Salem Witchcraft. Dir. D. W.
Griffith,
with Arthur V. Johnson and Dorothy West.
Scarlet
Letter, The (1926)
Dir.
Victor Sjostrom, with Lillian Gish and Lars Hanson. 98m.
Scarlet
Letter, The (1934)
Dir.
Robert Vignola, with Colleen Moore and Hardie Albright. 69m.
Scarlet
Letter, The (1979)
Dir.
Rick Hauser, with Meg Foster, John Heard, and Kevin Conway.
Scarlet
Letter, The (1995)
Dir.
Roland Joffe, wirh Demi Moore and Gary Oldman. 135m.
Sorcieres
de Salem, Les [The Witches of Salem] (French 1956)
[aka
The Crucible, 1958]
Salem witchcraft. Based on Arthur
Miller's play. Dir. Raymond Rouleau, with Yves Montand and Simone
Signoret. 145m.
Squanto:
A Warrior's Tale (1994)
The
Native American who helped the Pilgrims. Disney. 102m.
Three
Sovereigns for Sarah (1985)
Salem
witchcraft. Dir. Philip Leacock, with Vanessa Redgrave and Kim
Hunter.
171m.
Witch
of Salem, The (1913)
Salem witchcraft. Puritan in love
with a girl accused of witchcraft. Dir. Raymond B. West, with
Charles
Ray and Clara Williams.
Witch
of Salem Town, A (1915)
Salem witchcraft. Woman falsely
accused. Dir. L. J. Henderson, with Mary Fuller and Curtis Benton.
Witches
of Salem, The [Les Sorcieres de Salem] (French 1956)
[aka The Crucible, 1958]
Salem witchcraft. Based on Arthur
Miller's play. Dir. Raymond Rouleau, with Yves Montand and Simone
Signoret. 145m.
NEW YORK
Little Old
New
York (1940)
Robert Fulton and the invention of the
steamboat. Dir. Henry King, with Alice Faye and Fred
MacMurray.
100m.
ENGLISH: PENNSYLVANIA
Courageous
Mr.
Penn [Penn of Pennsylvania] (1943)
Heroic biography of William Penn.
Dir. Lance Comfort, with Clifford Evans and Deborah Kerr. 78m.
Penn of
Pennsylvania
[Courageous Mr. Penn] (1943)
Heroic biography of William Penn.
Dir. Lance Comfort, with Clifford Evans and Deborah Kerr. 78m.
AFRICAN
AMERICAN
Amazing
Grace (2006)
Focus on efforts
of Parliamentary abolitionist William Wilberforce c. the turn of the
19th century, with appearance of Olaudah Equiano.
Dir. Michael Apted, with Ioan Gruffudd, Romola
Garai. 110m.
Journey of
August
King, The (1995)
North Carolina farmer in 1815 comes upon
a a young woman run-away slave and must decide to violate the law and
help
this slave to freedom or else leave her to be hunted down. Dir.
John
Duigan, with Jason Patric and Thandie Newton.
Roots
(1977)
Mini-series
following African Americans from enslavement to liberation.
Sally
Hemings: An
American Scandal (2000)
Jefferson’s African
American mistress. Dir. Charles Haid, with Sam Neill and
Carmen Ejogo.
Sankofa
(1993)
A self-absorbed Black
American
fashion model on a photo shoot in Africa is spiritually transported
back
to a plantation in the West Indies where she experiences first-hand the
physical and psychic horrors of chattel slavery,
Dir. Haile Gerima, with Kofi Ghanaba. 125m.
PRE-REVOLUTION
Allegheny
Uprising
(1939)
Pennsylvania settlers (c. 1760) resist
British rule, especially guns getting into Indian hands. Dir.
William
A. Seiter, with John Wayne, Claire Trevor, and George Sanders.
81m.
Attack on
Fort
Boonesboro (1906)
Daniel Boone.
Battles of
Chief
Pontiac, The (1952)
Pontiac's War (c. 1763):
Hessian mercenary interferes with attempts by British officer to
arrange
peace with Ottawa leader. Dir. Felix Feist, with Lex Barker, Lon
Chaney, Jr., and Helen Westcott. 71m.
Chingachgook,
die Grosse Schlange (1967)
Adaptation of Cooper's The
Deerslayer. 86m.
Daniel
Boone
(1936)
Arguably America's most famous
frontiersman.
Dir. David Howard, with George O'Brien, Heather Angel, and John
Carradine.
77m.
Daniel
Boone
(1960)
4-part ABC television series by Disney,
with Dewey Martin and Mala Powers, based on the book by John Bakeless.
Daniel
Boone
(1964-1970)
NBC television series with Fess Parker,
Ed Ames, and Patricia Blair.
Daniel
Boone,
Frontier Trail Rider [released outside America] (1967)
Segments from the NBC 1964-70 television
series with Fess Parker, Ed Ames, and Patricia Blair.
Daniel
Boone,
Trailblazer (1956)
Dir. Albert C. Gannaway,
with Bruce Bennet and Lon Chaney, Jr. 76m.
Deerslayer,
The
(1913)
Dir. Hal Reid,
with
Harry Morey and Wallace Reid.
Deerslayer,
The
(1943)
Dir.
Lew
Landers, with Bruce Kellogg and Jean Parker. 67m.
Deerslayer,
The
(1957)
Dir. Kurt Neumann, with Lex Barker and
Rita Moreno. 76m.
Deerslayer,
The
(1978)
Dir. Richard Friedenberg, with Steve
Forrest
and Ned Romero. 98m.
Fort
Ti
(1953)
French and Indian War (1754-1763):
British battle for Fort Ticonderoga in 3-D. Dir. William Castle,
with George Montgomery and Joan Vohs. 73 m.
In the Days
of
Daniel Boone (1923)
15-chapter serial with Jack Mower.
Iroquois
Trail
[Trail of the Tomahawk] (1950)
French and Indian War (1754-1763):
Battling for the St. Lawrence seaway region. Central character is
Hawkeye, and a writing credit is given to James Fenimore Cooper.
Dir. Phil Carlson, with George Montgomery and Brenda Marshall. 85
m.
Jefferson in
Paris
(1995)
Younger Jefferson with
Sally
Hemings. Dir. James Ivory, wirh Nick Nolte and Gwyneth
Paltrow.
139m.
Last of the
Mohicans,
The (1920)
Dir. Clarence Brown and Maurice
Tournier,
with Wallace Beery and Barbara Bedford. 6 reels.
Last of the
Mohicans,
The (1932)
serial
Last of the
Mohicans,
The (1935)
Dir. George B. Seitz, with Randolph
Scott
and Binnie Barnes. 91 m.
Last of the
Mohicans,
The (1992)
French and Indian Wars (1754-1763):Dir.
Michael Mann, with Daniel Day-Lewis, Madeleine Stowe, and Russell
Means.
112m.
Last of the
Redmen
(1947)
French and Indian Wars
(1754-1763):
Another version of Last of the Mohicans. Dir. George
Sherman,
with Jon Hall and Evelyn Ankers. 78m.
Leather
Stocking
(1909)
French and Indian Wars (1754-1763):Loosely
based on James Fenimore Cooper. Dir. D. W. Griffith.
Life of
Daniel
Boone [Life and Battles of Daniel Boone] (1912)
Light in the
Forest,
The (1958)
A young white man who spent
his whole life raised by a Native American tribe is sent to live with
his
true family and must learn to fit in with the people he was taught to
hate.
Dir. Herschel Daugherty, with Fess Parker and James
MacArthur.
83m.
Northwest
Passage (1940)
French and Indian War (1754-1763):
Story of heroic Rogers Rangers battling the Indians. Dir. King
Vidor,
with Spencer Tracy, Robert Young, and Ruth Hussey. 125m.
Pathfinder,
The (1952)
Based on Cooper. Dir. Sidney
Salkow,
with George Montgomery and Helena Carter. 78m.
Sally
Hemings: An
American Scandal (2000)
Jefferson’s African
American mistress. Dir. Charles Haid, with Sam Neill and
Carmen Ejogo.
Trail of the
Tomahawk
[Iroquois Trail] (1950)
French and Indian War (1754-1763):
Battling for the St. Lawrence seaway region. Central character is
Hawkeye, and a writing credit is given to James Fenimore Cooper.
Dir. Phil Carlson, with George Montgomery and Brenda Marshall. 85
m.
Unconquered
(1947)
Pontiac's War (c. 1763):
Virginia aristocrat vies for beautiful bond servant with corrupt Indian
gun-trader and saves Fort Pitt from attack. Dir. Cecille B.
DeMille, with Gary Cooper and Paulette Goddard. 146m.
When
the Redskins Rode (1951)
French and Indian War (1754-1763):
British and French wrestle for alliances with Indians around
Williamsburg.
Dir. Lew Landers, with Jon Hall and Mary Castle. 78m.
Winners
of the Wilderness (1927)
French and Indian War (1754-1763):
Involves Chief Pontiac and Braddock's defeat at Fort Duquesne in
1755.
Dir. W. S. Van Dyke, with Tim McCoy and Joan Crawford. 7 reels.
With
Daniel Boone Thru the Wilderness (1926)
Dir.
Robert Bradbury, with Roy Stewart and Frank Rice. 62m.
Young
Daniel Boone (1950)
Dir.
Reginald Le Borg, with David Bruce and Kristine Miller. 71m.
REVOLUTIONARY WAR
America
(1924)
Noble Minute Man and villainous British
officer (bent on forming his own empire in American with the aid of
Joseph
Brant and other Indians) pursue daughter of a Tory, providing dramatic
means of characterizing the warring sides. Many patriotic scenes:
Patrick Henry's speech, Paul Revere's ride, signing the Declaration,
surrender
of Cornwallis, inauguration of Washington. Dir. D. W. Griffith,
with
Neil Hamilton, Carol Dempster, and Lionel Barrymore. 93m.
April
Morning
(1988)
Coming-of-age story based on Howard
Fast's
1961 novel. Dir. Delbert Mann, with Tommy Lee Jones, Robert
Urich,
and Susan Blakely. 100m.
Bastard,
The
(1978)
The illegitimate
son of an English duke travels from France to England to claim his
inheritance,
incurs the wrath of his father's family and is forced to flee to
America,
where he becomes involved in the events leading to the American
Revolution.
First part of the Kent Family Chronicles based on the work of John
Jakes.
Benedict
Arnold
(1909)
Dir. J. Stuart
Blackton,
with Charles Kent and William Humphrey.
Benedict
Arnold:
A Question of Honor (2003)
Dir. Mikael Salomon, with
Aidan Quinn and Kelsey Grammer. 100m.
Betsy
Ross
(1917)
Dir. George Cowl, with
Alice
Brady and John Bowers.
Boston Tea
Party,
The (1908)
Dir. Edwin S. Porter.
Broken
Chain,
The (1993)
Two Iroquois
brothers
caught in the midst of the Revolutionary War. Dir. Lamont
Johnson,
with Pierce Brosnan (as Sir William Johnson). 76m.
Cardigan
(1922)
Cardigan is a noble Minute Man.
Dir. John W. Noble, with William Collier and Betty Carpenter. 7
reels.
Crossing,
The (1999)
Washington
crossing the Delaware. Based on book by Howard Fast. Dir.
Robert
Harmon, with Jeff Daniels. 90m.
Death of
Nathan
Hale, The (1911)
Declaration
of
Independence, The (1911)
Devil's
Disciple,
The (1959)
Pacifist minister and the cad he saves
from death eventually convert to fighting the British. Based on
play
by George Bernard Shaw. Dir. Guy Hamilton, with Burt Lancaster,
Kirk
Douglas, Laurence Olivier, and Janette Scott. 82m.
Divided
Loyalties
(1989)
Story of Joseph Brant,
chief
of the Mohawks, and the events that led to the birth of Canada as a
nation.
Dir. Mario Azzopardi, with Jack Langdijk and Tantoo Cardinal.
102m.
Drums Along
the
Mohawk (1939)
Indian uprising prodded by a sinister
Tory on the Mohawk Valley frontier forces a young hard-working married
couple and other family-oriented common folk to fight to protect their
freedom. Dir. John Ford, with Henry Fonda and Claudette
Colbert.
103m.
Francis
Marion,
the Swamp Fox (1914)
General
Marion,
the Swamp Fox (1911)
Give Me
Liberty
(1974)
Peddler discovers freedom means
different
things to different people. Originally a kind of bicenntial
offering
as the first part of a television mini-series. Dir. Buzz Kulik,
with
Robert Culp, Richard Kiley, and Fritz Weaver. 78m.
Heart of a
Hero,
A (1916)
Nathan Hale. Dir. Emile Chautard,
with Robert Warwick and Gail Kane.
Howards of
Virginia,
The (1940)
Howard marries the daughter of a wealthy
pro-British landowner but enters politics and joins the American
army.
Thomas Jefferson, Patrick Henry, George Washington, and many patriotic
scenes. Dir. Frank Lloyd, with Cary Grant and Martha Scott.
116m.
Janice
Meredith
(1924)
British nobleman disguised as a servant
in America falls in love with the daughter of a wealthy Tory who
triggers
Paul Revere's ride. He becomes an aide to Washington, saves the
kidnapped
maiden, and marries her at Washington's Mount Vernon. Such
patriotic
scenes as Patrick Henry's speech, Valley Forge, Washington Crossing the
Delaware. Dir. E. Mason Hopper, with Marion Davies and Harrison
Ford.
11 reels.
John Paul
Jones
(1959)
Heroic biography of our naval hero of
"I have not yet begun to fight" fame. Dir. John Farrow, with
Robert
Stack and Bette Davis. 126m.
Johnny
Tremaine
(1957)
Disney story of young boy silversmith
apprentice who becomes a member of the Sons of Liberty and fights
against
the British at the Boston Tea Party and Lexington. Dir. Robert
Stevenson,
with Hal Stalmaster, Luana Patten, and Jeff York. 80m.
Kent Family
Chronicles
(1978-1979)
Three-part
mini-series
tracing a family from revolutionary times to 19th century: The
Bastard
(1978), The Rebel (1979), The Seekers (1979).
Based
on work by John Jakes.
Lafayette
(1962)
The French nobleman who fought for the
American cause. Dir. Jean Dreville, with Michel le Royer, Jack
Hawkins,
and Orson Welles. 158m.
Mary
Silliman's War (1994)
The
true story of a remarkable woman, whose husband, a patriot leader, was
kidnapped from their home by a band of tories, who must fend for
herself
and their children as she sought her husband's release. Dir.
Stephen
Surjik, with Nancy Palk and Richard Donat.
Midnight
Ride of Paul Revere, The (1914) [Paul Revere's Ride
(1917)]
Dir. Charles Brabin, with
Augustus Phillips.
Molly
Pitcher (1911)
Dir. Sidney Olcott, with
Anna Q. Nilsson.
Nathan
Hale (1907) (1913)
Old
Glory (1910) (1916)
Betsy Ross.
Paul
Revere's Ride (1917) [Midnight Ride of Paul Revere,
The
(1914)]
Dir. Charles Brabin, with
Augustus Phillips.
Patriot,
The
(2000)
Man loosely based
on Francis Marion is drawn into the war against his will. Dir.
Roland
Emmerich, with Mel Gibson. 164m.
Rebels,
The (1979)
Our hero takes
part
in the American revolution and the newly formed congress. Second
part of the Kent Family Chronicles based on the work of John Jakes.
Revolution
(1985)
"It's not my fight." Reluctant
colonist
finds himself forced to participate in the war. Unheroic
history.
Not an altogether pleasant picture of young "America." Dir. Hugh
Hudson, with Al Pacino, Donald Sutherland, and Natassja Kinski.
123m.
Scarlet
Coat, The (1955)
The story of Benedict Arnold's
treason.
Dir. John Sturges, with Cornel Wilde and Michael Wilding. 101m.
Seats
of the Mighty, The (1914)
Dir. T. Hayes Hunter, with Lionel
Barrymore
and Millicent Evans. 6 reels.
1776
(1972)
Musical rendition of the politics of the
first Congress. Franklin, Jefferson, et al. Dir. Peter H.
Hunt,
with William Daniels, Ken Howard, David Ford, and Howard Da
Silva.
141m.
1776,
or The Hessian Renegades (1909)
Dir. D. W. Griffith.
Spirit
of Lafayette, The (1919)
Tells the story of the French nobleman
who fought on the American side in the Revolutionary War and then sees
American soldiers in World War I repaying the debt.
Spirit
of '76, The (1905)
Very short depiction of the trio of
tattered
fifer and drummer.
Spirit
of '76, The (1908)
Spirit
of '76, The (1917)
Triumph of democracy over villainous
monarchy.
Censored for anti-British slant. See Edward De Grazia and Robert
K. Newman, Banned Books (New York: Bowker, 1982).
Stars
and Stripes, The (1910)
The famous naval victory by John Paul
Jones on Bon Homme Richard.
Swamp
Fox, The (1959-60)
The adventures of Francis
Marion, an American Revolutionary War guerrilla leader who fought the
British
in the forests and swamps of the Carolinas.
Disney mini-series, with Leslie Nielson.
Washington
at Valley Forge (1914) [A Heroine of '76]
Dir. Francis Ford and Grace Cunard, with
Francis Ford and Grace Cunard. 4 reels.
NEW NATION
Adams
Chronicles,
The (1976)
13-part PBS series, 6 on John Adams, 4
on John Quincy Adams, and 1 each on Charles Francis Adams, Henry Adams,
and Charles Francis Adams II.
Alexander
Hamilton
(1931)
Heroic biography. Focus on
Hamilton
in his role as Secretary of the Treasury and especially in regard to
his
fight to pass the Assumption Bill that would provide a basis for
national
prosperity and world power. Dir. John Adolfi, with George Arliss
and Doris Kenyon. 73m.
Beautiful
Mrs.
Reynolds, The (1918)
The love affair between Alexander
Hamilton
and Joy Reynolds. Dir. Arthur Ashley, with Carlyle Blackwell and
June Elvidge.
Kent Family
Chronicles
(1978-1979)
Three-part
mini-series
tracing a family from revolutionary times to 19th century: The
Bastard
(1978), The Rebel (1979), The Seekers (1979).
Based
on work by John Jakes.
Light in the
Forest,
The (1958)
A young white man who spent
his whole life raised by a Native American tribe is sent to live with
his
true family and must learn to fit in with the people he was taught to
hate.
Dir. Herschel Daugherty, with Fess Parker and James
MacArthur.
83m.
Man
Called Horse, A (1970)
English aristocrat is
captured
by Indians and begins to understand/accept their lifestyles. Dir.
Elliot Silverstein, with Richard Harris and Judith
Anderson.
114m.
Man
Without a Country, The (1917)
Dir.
Ernest
C. Warde, with Holmes
Hervert and Florence La Badie.
Man
Without a Country, The (1925)
Dir.
Rowland V. Lee, with Edward
Hearn and Pauline Starke.
Man
Without a Country, The (1937)
Dir.
Crane Wilbur, with John Litel and Gloria Holden.
Man
Without a Country, The (1973)
Delbert
Mann, with Cliff Robertson and Beau Bridges. 78m.
Naval
officer renounces his country and is condemned to sail the coast, never
setting foot on American land.
Seekers,
The (1979)
The children and
grand-children of our hero make a life for themselves in America. Third
part of the Kent Family Chronicles based on the work of John Jakes.
MEDITERRANEAN
CONFLICT (c. 1801-1805)
Barbary
Pirate
(1949)
The U.S. government sends
man on a secret mission when the Bey of Tripoli starts demanding
tribute
from American merchant ships.
Dir. Lew Landers, with Donald Woods and Trudy Marshall. 64m.
Old
Ironsides (1926)
The story around the U. S. S.
Constitution
at the Battle of Tripoli. Dir. James Cruze, with Esther Ralston
and
Wallace Beery. 111m.
Tripoli
(1950)
U. S. Marines fighting Barbary
pirates.
Dir. Will Price, with Maureen O'Hara and John Payne. 95m.
WESTWARD
EXPANSION
Far
Horizons,
The (1955)
Re-creation of the Lewis and Clark
expedition,
including Sacagawea. Dir. Rudolph Mate, with Fred MacMurray,
Charlton
Heston, and Donna Reed. 108m.
Old
Louisiana (1937)
On the eve of the Louisiana purchase,
settlers angered by Spanish rule. Dir. Irvin V. Willat, with Tom
Keene and Rita Hayworth. 60 m.
WAR OF 1812
Birth of the
Star-Spangled
Banner, The (1914)
Francis Scott Key. With
Charles
Sutton, Ben Wilson, Joseph Girard. 2 reels.
Brave
Warrior
(1952)
United States and England endeavor to
gain the support of the Shawnee Indian tribes under Tecumseh.
Dir.
Spencer G. Bennet, with Jon Hall, Jay Silverheels, and Christine
Larson.
73m.
Buccaneer,
The
(1938)
Dir. Cecil B. DeMille, with Frederic
March
and Franciska Gaal. 124m.
Buccaneer,
The
(1958)
French pirate Jean Lafitte helps Andrew
Jackson take New Orleans from the British. Dir. Anthony Quinn,
with
Yul Brynner, Charlton Heston, and Claire Bloom. 121m.
Captain
Caution
(1940)
Young girl allows patriot to use her
dead
father's ship to fight the British. Dir. Richard Wallace, with
Victor
Mature and Louise Platt. 84m.
Eagle of the
Sea,
The (1926)
French pirate Jean Lafitte, the hero of
New Orleans. Dir. Frank Lloyd, with Ricardo Cortez and George
Irving.
Frontiersman,
The (1927)
Confrontation between Andrew Jackson and
Tecumseh-led Creeks in 1813. Dir. Reginald Barker, with Tim
McCoy and Claire Windsor. 5 reels.
Last of the
Buccaneers,
The (1950)
French pirate Jean Lafitte. Dir.
Lew Landers, with Paul Henreid and Jack Oakie. 79m.
Magnificent
Doll, The (1946)
Biopic on Dolly Madison. Love
triangle
with James Madison and Aaron Burr. The saving of
Washington's
picture from the burning White House. Dir. Frank Borzage, with
Ginger
Rogers and David Niven. 93m.
Mutiny
(1952)
Navy Captain is
commissioned
to run the British blockade and fetch an unofficial war loan from
France.
Dir. Edward Dmytryk, with Mark Stevens and Angela Lansbury. 77m.
Star
Spangled Banner, The (1911)
Francis Scott Key and the national
anthem.
Dir. J. Searle Dawley.
MISCELLANEOUS
Captain
Blood
(1935)
Swashbuckler. Piracy
as the English, French, and Spanish war in the Caribbean. Dir.
Michael
Curtiz, with Errol Flynn and Olivia DeHavilland. 119m.
Sea
Hawk, The (1940)
Swashbuckler.
Pirating
Spanish ships for the good of England. Dir,
Michael Curtiz, with Errol Flynn and Brenda Marshall. 127m.
Spanish
Main, The (1945)
Swashbuckler.
Dir. Frank Borzage, with Maureen O'Hara and Paul Henreid. 100m.
Tempest,
The (various)
Shakespeare's
play about a brave new world.