After proving himself on the field of battle in the French and Indian War, Benjamin Martin wants nothing more to do with such things, preferring the simple life of a farmer. But when his son Gabriel enlists in the army to defend their new nation, America, against the British, Benjamin reluctantly returns to his old life to protect his son.
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Mel Gibson | Benjamin Martin |
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Heath Ledger | Gabriel Martin |
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Joely Richardson | Charlotte Selton |
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Jason Isaacs | Col. William Tavington |
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Chris Cooper | Col. Harry Burwell |
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Tcheky Karyo | Jean Villeneuve |
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Rene Auberjonois | Reverend Oliver |
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Lisa Brenner | Anne Howard |
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Tom Wilkinson | Gen. Lord Charles Cornwallis |
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Donal Logue | Dan Scott |
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Leon Rippy | John Billings |
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Adam Baldwin | Capt. Wilkins |
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Jay Arlen Jones | Occam |
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Joey D. Vieira | Peter Howard |
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Gregory Smith | Thomas Martin |
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Mika Boorem | Margaret Martin |
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Skye McCole Bartusiak | Susan Martin |
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Trevor Morgan | Nathan Martin |
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Bryan Chafin | Samuel Martin |
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Logan Lerman | William Martin |
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Mary Jo Deschanel | Mrs. Howard |
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Jamieson Price | Capt. Bordon |
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Peter Woodward | Charles O'Hara |
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Grahame Wood | Redcoat Lieutenant |
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Beatrice Bush | Abigale the Housekeeper |
Director | Roland Emmerich |
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Writer | Robert Rodat | |
Producer | Michael Dahan, Dean Devlin, Roland Emmerich, Ute Emmerich, William Fay, Mark Gordon, Gary Levinsohn, Dionne McNeff, Barry Teague, Peter Winther | |
Musician | John Williams | |
Photography | Caleb Deschanel |