Revolution
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54% Critic Match

Revolution

5.4 / 10 1985 2h 6mNR English
AdventureDramaHistoryWar

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

Al Pacino

Al Pacino

Tom Dobb

Lead
Donald Sutherland

Donald Sutherland

Sgt. Maj. Peasy

Nastassja Kinski

Nastassja Kinski

Daisy McConnahay

Joan Plowright

Joan Plowright

Mrs. McConnahay

Dave King

Dave King

Mr. McConnahay

Dexter Fletcher

Dexter Fletcher

Ned Dobb

Sid Owen

Sid Owen

Young Ned

Richard O'Brien

Richard O'Brien

Lord Hampton

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Hugh Hudson's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Revolution is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker