A battle in america from the movie revolution directed by hugh hudson. His notable movies included the godfather series, serpico, dog day afternoon, scarface, glengarry glen ross, and scent of a woman. At the movies end al pacino states that the revolution was about making a good place to raise ones babies. Tom becomes a participant in the american revolutionary war in attempts to find and protect ned, after he is drafted into the army by sergeant major peasy. This was one of the big budgeted movies made by oscar winning company goldcrest. This is a list of films and tv films about the american revolution a canadian historian has evaluated twelve hollywood films featuring the american revolution from 19392002. We used to go down to where the dutch settled in south bronx and where they used to have empty houses by the. Are there no great movies about the american revolution. The closest the film comes to having a hero is tom dobbs al pacino, an illiterate widower looking after his young son, ned sid owen. The movie takes you through the war mainly through the new york campaign but finally ends up at the end of the war at yorktown. Set against the backdrop of the american revolution, al pacino plays tom dobbs a man swept up in revolutionary upheaval fighting alongside his son.
Al pacino, american actor best known for his intense, explosive acting style. Klip from a movie in 1985 with al pacino, donald sutherland, nastassja kinski, joan p. At the time of release, this movie marked a rare appearance by al pacino in a period costume movie, with him mostly seen as an actor of contemporaryset movies. Al pacino revisits revolutionary war film flop that led him to take a. Revolution was a personal movie for pacino, who grew up in the south bronx. In 1985, director hugh hudson released his film revolution, starring al pacino and donald sutherland, as a response to the overly sanitized portrayal of the american revolution characterized by colonial williamsburg and cheesy miniseries like george washington released only the year before. Set in the chaotic, emotionally charged days of the revolutionary war, academy awardwinner al pacino scent of a woman, the godfather and the object of his obsessive desire, nastassja kinski. The film was not released theatrically, but was later released as part of the pacino. Set in the chaotic, emotionally charged days of the revolutionary war, academy awardwinner al pacino scent of a woman, the godfather and the object of his obsessive desire, nastassja kinski tess, cat people are caught up in the violent and bloody war. This film, unlike the patriot, shows camp followers, indians on both sides, fighting women, not worth a continental issues, lots of dirt and the conventions and results of 18th century warfare. It was a gritty movie, filled with death and despair, mud and dirt, and for the time an. After his son has been captured and brutalized by a british officer, an immigrant trapper al pacino becomes compelled to join the fight against the british in the american revolutionary war. Like the mission and absolute beginners they were big budgeted films flops and sunk the company. Not many leading actors would come out to support their biggest movie flop over three decades, but al pacino has always done things his way.
A trapper and his young son get pulled into the american revolution early as unwilling participants and remain involved through to the end. A list of movies dealing with the american revolutionary war. The film stars pacino as a new york fur trapper who involuntarily gets enrolled in the revolutionary forces during the american revolutionary war. A fter the critical and popular success of chariots of fire and greystoke, hugh hudsons career suffered a major setback with the failure of revolution, his bigbudget epic about the american war. Revolution 1985 official trailer al pacino, donald. The new yorkset revolutionary war movie, which also stars donald sutherland and nastassja kinski, drew fire for being filmed in the u. List of films about the american revolution wikipedia. Revolution is a 1985 british historical drama film directed by hugh hudson, written by robert dillon, and starring al pacino, donald sutherland, and nastassja kinski. No, but like a scratch running through a film, the speech impediment is overlooked as the tale unfolds. Parts of the movie are unrealistic but set the dark tone of. Multiple item purchases are combined the next day and get a discount for domestic and international shipping and handling per additional item. Official trailer al pacino, donald sutherland movie hd. Is hugh hudsons revolution a neglected masterpiece.
This was one of the big budgeted movies made by oscar winning. Returning to the stage, pacino has done much to give back and contribute to the theatre, which he considers his first love. Yes, its true that al pacino with his bwooklyn bwogue is an odd choice for scottish fur trapper tom dobb, as is daisy mcconnahay actress nastassja kinski daughter of klaus her odd patois never passes for irish yet theres. We search near and far for original movie trailer from all decades. The april morning here is the famous april 19, 1775 upon which the shot heard round the world was fired, signaling the start of the american revolution. Al pacino, in particularly, genuinely compels as an actually pretty powerful leading man who is too good for this film, as pacino boasts constant charisma and does a fine job at the faux accent, and will sometimes break out some piercing emotional range and even a kind of subtlety that is much too rare in this film. There followed a fierce and bloody war, which lasted more. Revolution by hugh hudson al pacino, donald sutherland. In this film al pacinos character, a trapper named tom dobb, searches for his son who was pressed into service in the american revolution. Revolution is a 1985 historical drama directed by hugh hudson, written by robert dillon and starring al pacino, donald sutherland and nastassja kinski. After his son has been captured and brutalized by a british officer, an immigrant.
As a restored directors cut of revolution is released on dvd, tim robey gets the chance to ask why critics hated it so much on. New york trapper tom dobb becomes an unwilling participant in the american revolution after his son ned is drafted into the army by the villainous sergeant major peasy. In one scene he and another fellow blast two men standing beside the pike wielding britt comannder from previous battles. Revolution 1985 film revolution is a 1985 british historical drama film directed by hugh hudson, written by robert dillon, and starring al pacino, donald sutherland, and nastassja kinski. Revolution 1985 official trailer al pacino, donald sutherland.
Al pacino revisits revolutionary war film flop that led. Al pacino perform new york fur trapper tom dobb who has lost his entire family except one young son, ned dobb. Tom has no political interests, but despite his best efforts to stay out of the war, he becomes caught in the maelstrom. Revolution is the 1985 war film starring al pacino as a new york fur trapper who finds himself joining the effort during the american revolutionary war the following weapons were used in the film revolution. She compares the fictional versus the scholarly components of popular entertainment as they impact the treatment of heroes and villains, patriots and loyalists, social structure and social conflicts. This period drama about the american revolution has an overlay of rhetoric that thwarts the action, flattening out the story about a man and his loved ones caught up in the events of the time. The movie that epitomizes the meaning of independence day just may be hugh hudsons perennially maligned revolution. American revolutionary warthe people of the standing stone. After the battle of brooklyn, dobbs like most of the patriotic army melts away, but enduring life in british occupied new york city proves too much. The extras were locals that volunteered to be in this movie. Al pacino stars in a movie about the american revolution. Al pacino becomes them, lee strasberg, the longtime director of the actors studio, said. Al pacino revolution vintage movie poster american revolutionary war 24x36 will ship in a tube. Tom dobb al pacino falls in love with daisy mcconnahay nastassja kinski, an aristocrat who deserts.
Part two of the kent chronicles sees miami vices don johnson as a southern dandy up to his anachronistic hair in scandals, as the founding of a new nation mostly happens around him in the background. American revolution revolution 1985 film revwartalk. Al pacino revolution vintage movie poster american. Revolution 1985 this stinker prompted al pacino to quit movies for four years.