Rotten
What's lacking in this heartfelt, well-researched, sporadically interesting movie is a master plan.
Sheila Benson, Los Angeles Times
Revolution
The war that won a nation its freedom, a woman her destiny, a young man his independence, and a father his son's love.
1985 · 2h 6m · PG-13
Adventure, Drama, History, War
Directed by
Hugh Hudson
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Revolution
Overview
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. Tom attempts to find his son, and eventually becomes convinced that he must take a stand and fight for the freedom of the Colonies, alongside the aristocratic rebel Daisy McConnahay. As Tom undergoes his change of heart, the events of the war unfold in large-scale grandeur.
Director and cast
- Hugh Hudson Director
- Al Pacino as Tom Dobb
- Donald Sutherland as Sgt. Maj. Peasy
- Nastassja Kinski as Daisy McConnahay
- Joan Plowright as Mrs. McConnahay
- Dave King as Mr. McConnahay
- Dexter Fletcher as Ned Dobb
- Sid Owen as Young Ned
- Richard O'Brien as Lord Hampton
- Steven Berkoff as Sgt. Jones
- Annie Lennox as Liberty Woman
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
10%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Either as unintentional parody or truncated epic, you can start this Revolution without me.
Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer
Rotten
[A] solemn, incoherent, brown film.
Richard Corliss, TIME Magazine
Rotten
Watching Revolution is a little like visiting a museum -- it looks good without really being alive.
Variety Staff, Variety
Rotten
An almost inconceivable disaster.
Tony Rayns, Time Out
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