The film was harshly criticized in the British press in part because of its connection to Francis Marion, a militia leader in South Carolina known as the "Swamp Fox". Criticism of Benjamin Martin as based on Francis Marion Swamps of South Carolina, were loosely based on history, and others were adapted, such as the final battle in the film which combined elements of the Battles of Cowpens and Battle of Guilford Court House, most of the plot events in the film are pure fiction. His fellow irregular soldiers who escaped by disappearing into the While some events, such as Tarleton's pursuit of Francis Marion and Robert Rodat, said of Mel Gibson's character: "Benjamin Martin is a composite character made up of Thomas Sumter, Daniel Morgan, Andrew Pickens, and Francis Marion, and a few bits and pieces from a number of other characters." Rodat also indicated that the fictional Colonel William Tavington is "loosely based on Colonel Banastre Tarleton, who was particularly known for his brutal acts". Narrative without losing the historical flavor. Real characters and events that were designed to serve the fictional Some of the resulting characters and events thus were composites of The Patriot's producer, Mark Gordon, said that in making the film, "while we were telling a fictional story, the backdrop was serious history". He is based on a composite of historical characters which include Thomas Sumter, Daniel Morgan, Nathanael Greene, Andrew Pickens, and Francis Marion.ĭuring the development of the film, producer-director Roland Emmerich and his team consulted with experts at the Smithsonian Institution on set, props, and costumes advisor Rex Ellis even recommended the Gullah village as an appropriate place for Martin's family to hide. He is nicknamed "The Ghost" by the British. Himself to join and fight with the colonial militia. Joins up, and his second born son, Thomas is killed, he takes it upon Seven children, Benjamin does what he can to avoid fighting in the Revolutionary War The film takes place during the real-life events of the Southern theater of the American Revolutionary WarĪs the hero of the fictional Fort Wilderness and widowed father of
The Patriot is a 2000 American historical fiction war film.
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