TY - ADVS AU - Emmerich,Roland AU - Rodat,Robert AU - Williams,John AU - Gibson,Mel AU - Ledger,Heath AU - Richardson,Joely AU - Isaacs,Jason ED - Columbia TriStar Home Video (Firm) ED - Columbia Pictures. ED - Mutual Film Company. ED - Centropolis Entertainment (Firm) TI - The patriot SN - 0767858468 AV - PN1997.P38 P38 2000 U1 - 791.43/72 21 PY - 2000/// CY - Culver City, Calif. PB - Columbia TriStar Home Video KW - Family relations KW - Drama KW - United States KW - History KW - Revolution, 1775-1783 KW - South Carolina KW - 18th century KW - Historical films KW - Feature films N1 - Originally released as a motion picture in 2000; Special features: director and producer audio commentary; visual effects interactive featurette; battlefield featurette 'The Art of War'; 'The true patriots' featurette; conceptual art to film comparisons; deleted scenes with optional commentary by filmmakers; photo galleries, DVD-ROM weblink, theatrical trailers, talent files, interactive menus with animation, production notes, scene selection with motion images; Director of photography, Caleb Deschanel; costume designer, Deborah L. Scott; production designer, Kirk M. Petruccelli; editor, David Brenner; music, John Williams; Mel Gibson, Heath Ledger, Joely Richardson, Jason Isaacs, Chris Cooper, Tcheky Karyo, Rene Auberjonois, Tom Wilkinson; MPAA rating: R N2 - A hero of the French and Indian conflict, Benjamin Martin had renounced fighting forever to raise his family in peace. However, when British troops arrive at his South Carolina home and endanger his family, he takes up arms alongside his idealistic patriot son, Gabriel ER -