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Al Pacino, Donald Sutherland, Nastassja Kinski, Joan Plowright, Steven Berkoff ... see more see more... , Annie Lennox , John Wells , Dexter Fletcher , Sid Owen , Richard O'Brien , Felicity Dean , Jonathan Adams , Jesse Birdsall , Theresa Boden , Paul Brooke , Robbie Coltrane , Joseph Running Fox , Stefan Gryff , Kate Hardie , Tristram Jellinek , Cameron Johann , Denis Lacroix , Jo Anna Lee , William Marlowe , Cheryl Miller , Eric Milota , Olinka , Gabriel Pontello , Adrian Rawlins , Manning Redwood , Larry Sellers , Mathew Sim , Malcolm Terris , Lex van Delden , Skeeter Vaughan , Frank Windsor , Harry Ditson , Dave King , Paul Humpoletz , Rebecca Calder , Brendan Conroy , Richard Hicks , Steve Kligerman , Harold Pacheco , Danny Potts , Graham Greene (II) , John Patrick

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. Tom Dob... read more read more...b (Al Pacino) falls in love with Daisy McConnahay (Nastassja Kinski), an aristocrat who deserts her class to fight alongside the rebels. Tom teaches his son Ned (Dexter Fletcher) everything he needs to learn, though the growing rebellion consumes most of his attention. Eventually, the Redcoats are mowed down in large battle scenes, as the ragtag Colonialists go to war. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi

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PG, 2 hr. 5 min.

Directed by: Hugh Hudson

Release Date: December 25, 1985

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DVD Release Date: May 26, 2009

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  • jjnxn
    April 11, 2007
    jjnxn
    interesting cinematically overlooked time period, usually fine actors, terrible movie
  • michaelcorleone
    June 30, 2009
    michaelcorleone
    According to Al Pacino and Hugh Hudson, studio interference was detrimental to this movie's impact. I watched it in the "Revisited" director's cut edition, and I was still unimpressed with what I saw. This is a movie that falls apart so quickly and extremely that it's difficult t... read moreo pull out any redeeming features. This is a picture that should have been much longer and more detailed, with more focus on the characters and their motives/backgrounds. What we are provided with are not people with discernable traits, and the plot is too cloudy to follow it strictly on that basis. There are things that I respect about this film. For instance, Hugh Hudson's decision to shoot it completely on hand-held cameras is not only bold, but surprisingly effective. This is a very handsome and unique-looking piece. I also admire Pacino's dedication to his craft, and he manages to shape a distinct performance when he appears to have very little to work with.
  • jimbotender
    May 9, 2010
    jimbotender
    That's a poorly constructed "epic" film. Under the shadow of the forgotten ancestors, my first sentence is the warning I can provide you with...pardon me, prevent you from ever watching an insult to moral,mental and majestic dignity. Pacino, Sutherland, Hudson, robotic crew? If i... read moret were made by the Puthons, we'd be talking about a new masterpiece, however, if you are not a fan of miss Kinski's delicate face, I suggest you fall into a coma compared to the indefinite visual suffering.
  • catalpa61
    July 27, 2009
    catalpa61
    Be sure to see the new version with the Pacino voice-over. Powerful movie history... That's not something you see every day.






    This is a truly great film!

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Critic Reviews

Variety Staff
April 17, 2008
Variety Staff, Variety

Watching Revolution is a little like visiting a museum -- it looks good without really being alive. Full Review

Vincent Canby
May 20, 2003
Vincent Canby, New York Times

It's also a mess, but one that's so giddily misguided that it's sometimes a good deal of fun for all of the wrong reasons. Full Review

April 17, 2008
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Beautifully photographed but emotionally uninvolving. Full Review

June 24, 2006
Time Out

An almost inconceivable disaster. Full Review

May 24, 2003
Film4

Curiosity alone should lead you to this one. Full Review

James Sanford
July 29, 2002
James Sanford, Kalamazoo Gazette

star-spangled silliness, and one of the biggest debacles of the 1980s

MaryAnn Johanson
January 1, 2000
MaryAnn Johanson, Flick Filosopher

Even the characters in the movie don't know what's going on. Full Review

Emanuel Levy
August 2, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

No review available.

Lori Hoffman
August 19, 2004
Lori Hoffman, Atlantic City Weekly

No review available.

Brian J. Arthurs
November 8, 2002
Brian J. Arthurs, Beach Reporter (Southern California)

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