Revolution (1985 film)
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| Directed by | Hugh Hudson |
| Produced by | Irwin Winkler |
| Written by | Robert Dillon |
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| Music by | John Corigliano |
| Cinematography | Bernard Lutic |
| Edited by | Stuart Baird |
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Goldcrest Films
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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124 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $28 million (£19 million) |
| Box office | $358,574 |
Revolution is a 1985 British historical drama film directed by Hugh Hudson, written by Robert Dillon and starring Al Pacino, Donald Sutherland and Nastassja Kinski. The film stars Pacino as a New York fur trapper who involuntarily gets enrolled in the Revolutionary forces during the American Revolutionary War.
Revolution received a great deal of negative reviews upon release, and was a box office bomb. Due to the disappointment, Pacino took a four-year hiatus from films until 1989's Sea of Love.
Fur trapper Tom Dobb unwillingly participates in the American Revolutionary War after his son Ned is drafted into the Army. Later, his son is captured by the British, and taken by the strict Sergeant Major Peasy. Dobb attempts to find him, and along the way, becomes convinced that he must help fight for the freedom of the Colonies, alongside the disgraced & idealistic aristocrat Daisy McConnahay.
The film was produced by the British company Goldcrest, and was filmed largely in the old dock area of the English port town of King's Lynn, Norfolk. The main battles scenes were filmed at Burrator Reservoir on Dartmoor in Devon and on the coastal cliff top near Challaborough Bay, South Devon where a wooden fort was built. Military extras were recruited from ex-servicemen mainly from the Plymouth area.
Revolution cost $28 million to make, and proved to be a box-office disaster, only grossing $346,761 in the United States. The film was also a critical letdown, with many criticizing the performances (especially the accents), writing, and choice to shoot a story of American history in England. It currently holds a critical approval rating of a mere 10% at Rotten Tomatoes based on 20 reviews.
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