A former hero of the French and Indian War, Benjamin Martin (Mel Gibson) renounces fighting forever to raise his family in peace-until the Revolution arrives at his doorstep in the Columbia Pictures presentation, The Patriot
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After defying his father (Mel Gibson, second from right) and joining the fight for independence, Gabriel Martin (Heath Ledger, center) suffers a grave injury and inadvertently brings the war to his family's doorstep in the Columbia Pictures presentation, The Patriot
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Benjamin Martin (Mel Gibson) bids a tearful farewell to his youngest child, Susan (Skye McCole Bartusiak), before setting off to join the Continental Army in the Columbia Pictures presentation, The Patriot
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Benjamin Martin (Mel Gibson), his sister-in-law Charlotte Selton (Joely Richardson, right) and the rest of the Martin family take refuge from encroaching war on a stretch of beach that has become safe territory for freed and escaped slaves in the Columbia Pictures presentation, The Patriot
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French Major Jean Villenueve (Tcheky Karyo, left) and Benjamin Martin (Mel Gibson) become unlikely allies during the American Revolution in the Columbia Pictures presentation, The Patriot
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Gabriel Martin (Heath Ledger) is an idealistic young colonist who fights side-by-side with his father during the American Revolution in the Columbia Pictures presentation, The Patriot
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Gabriel Martin (Heath Ledger, left foreground) and his father Benjamin (Mel Gibson) fight side-by-side for a young nation's freedom in the Columbia Pictures presentation, The Patriot
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In the Columbia Pictures presentation The Patriot (2000), Jason Isaacs plays Colonel William Tavington, the head of the Green Dragoons, the most deadly branch of the British fighting forces
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In the Columbia Pictures presentation The Patriot (2000), the Martin family - (from left to right) William (Logan Lerman), servant Abigale (Beatrice Bush), Susan (Skye McCole Bartusiak), Margaret (Mika Boorem), Nathan (Trevor Morgan), Benjamin (Mel Gibson), Samuel (Bryan Chafin) and Thomas (Gregory Smith) - must defend their home from a ruthless English army
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In the emotionally-charged adventure The Patriot (2000), Heath Ledger stars as Gabriel Martin, a teenager whose youthful patriotism collides with the bloody reality of war when he joins the American Revolution
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In the emotionally-charged adventure The Patriot (2000), Academy Award winner Mel Gibson stars as Benjamin Martin, a reluctant hero who is swept into the American Revolution when the war reaches his home and threatens his family
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In the emotionally-charged Columbia Pictures adventure The Patriot (2000), Academy Award winner Mel Gibson (center) stars as Benjamin Martin, a reluctant hero who is swept into the American Revolution when the war reaches his home and threatens his family
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Lisa Brenner plays Anne Howard, whose passion and outspokenness about the cause equals that of male counterpart Gabriel Martin (Heath Ledger) in the Columbia Pictures presentation, The Patriot
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Producer Dean Devlin (left foreground) and director/executive producer Roland Emmerich watch a scene play out during the South Carolina-based filming of the Columbia Pictures presentation, The Patriot
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Sitting in the grasses of one of The Patriot's South Carolina locations, director/executive producer Roland Emmerich oversees the filming of the Columbia Pictures action-adventure
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When the British, led by Colonel Tavington (Jason Isaacs, right), endanger his family, Benjamin Martin (Mel Gibson) leads a brave rebel Militia into battle against the Redcoats in the Columbia Pictures presentation, The Patriot
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