FEATURE FILMS ABOUT EARLY AMERICA
Comprehensive List
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Adams Chronicles, The  (1976)
New nation:  13-part PBS series, 6 on John Adams, 4 on John Quincy Adams, and 1 each on Charles Francis Adams, Henry Adams, and Charles Francis Adams II.
 

Aguirre: The Wrath of God  [Aguirre: Der Zorn Gottes]  (German 1972)
Spanish:  Search for El Dorado in South America unravels under the leadership of a mad conquistador.  Dir. Werner Herzog, with Klaus Kinski and Ruy Guerra.  94m.
 

Alexander Hamilton  (1931)
New nation:  Heroic biography.  Focus on Hamilton in his role as Secretary of the Treasury and especially in regard to his fight to pass the Assumption Bill that would provide a basis for national prosperity and world power.  Dir. John Adolfi, with George Arliss and Doris Kenyon.  73m.
 

Allegheny Uprising  (1939)
Pre-revolution (c. 1760):  Pennsylvania settlers resist British rule, especially guns getting into Indian hands.  Dir. William A. Seiter, with John Wayne, Claire Trevor, and George Sanders.  81m.


Amazing Grace (2006)
African American: Focus on efforts of Parliamentary abolitionist William Wilberforce c. the turn of the 19th century, with appearance of Olaudah Equiano.   Dir. Michael Apted, with Ioan Gruffudd, Romola Garai.  110m.

America  (1924)
Revolutionary War:  Noble Minute Man and villainous British officer (bent on forming his own empire in American with the aid of Joseph Brant and other Indians) pursue daughter of a Tory, providing dramatic means of characterizing the warring sides.  Many patriotic scenes: Patrick Henry's speech, Paul Revere's ride, signing the Declaration, surrender of Cornwallis, inauguration of Washington.  Dir. D. W. Griffith, with Neil Hamilton, Carol Dempster, and Lionel Barrymore.  93m.


Apocalypto  (2006)
Pre-Columbian:   Brutal struggle between Mayan hierarchy and a peaceful outlying village before the Spanish arrive.  Dir. Mel Gibson, with Rudy Youngblood and Dalia Hernandez.  139m.


April Morning  (1988)
Revolutionary War:  Coming-of-age story based on Howard Fast's 1961 novel.  Dir. Delbert Mann, with Tommy Lee Jones, Robert Urich, and Susan Blakely.  100m.
 

Atanarjuat  [The Fast Runner]  (2001)
Pre-Columbian:  Long ago in the Arctic territory of the Inuit nation, an evil spirit is summoned by a miscreant shaman to spread violence and discord leading to the death of the local chief.  Dir: Zacharias Kunuk, with Natar Ungalaqq.  172m.
 

Attack on Fort Boonesboro  (1906)
Pre-revolution:  Daniel Boone.
 

Balboa  [Balboa, Conquistador of the Pacific]  [Los Conquistadores del Pacífico]  (1967)
Spanish:  Stirring adventures leading to the discovery of the Pacific Ocean.  Dir. José María Elorrieta, with Frank Latimore and Pilar Casino.  87m.
 

Barbary Pirate  (1949)
Mediterranean conflict (c. 1801-1805):The U.S. government sends man on a secret mission when the Bey of Tripoli starts demanding tribute from American merchant ships.  Dir. Lew Landers, with Donald Woods and Trudy Marshall.  64m.
 

Bartolome de las Casas  (1993)
Spanish:  Dir. Sergio Olhovich, with Jose Alonso and Claudette Maille.  115m.
 

Bastard, The  (1978)
Revolutionary War:  The illegitimate son of an English duke travels from France to England to claim his inheritance, incurs the wrath of his father's family and is forced to flee to America, where he becomes involved in the events leading to the American Revolution.  First part of the Kent Family Chronicles based on the work of John Jakes.
 

Battles of Chief Pontiac, The  (1952)
Pre-revolution, Pontiac's War (c. 1763):  Hessian mercenary interferes with attempts by British officer to arrange peace with Ottawa leader.  Dir. Felix Feist, with Lex Barker, Lon Chaney, Jr., and Helen Westcott.  71m.
 

Beautiful Mrs. Reynolds, The  (1918)
New nation:  The love affair between Alexander Hamilton and Joy Reynolds.  Dir. Arthur Ashley, with Carlyle Blackwell and June Elvidge.
 

Benedict Arnold  (1909)
Revolutionary War:  Dir. J. Stuart Blackton, with  Charles Kent and William Humphrey.
 

Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor  (2003)
Revolutionary War: Dir. Mikael Salomon, with Aidan Quinn and Kelsey Grammer.  100m.
 

Betsy Ross  (1917)
Revolutionary War: Dir. George Cowl, with Alice Brady and John Bowers.
 

Birth of the Star-Spangled Banner, The  (1914)
War of 1812:  Francis Scott Key.   With Charles Sutton, Ben Wilson, Joseph Girard.  2 reels.
 

Black Robe  (1991)
French:  Jesuit makes a long winter journey to a plague-ridden Huron village.  Dir. Bruce Beresford, with Lothaire Bluteau and Sandrine Holt.  101m.
 

Boston Tea Party, The  (1908)
Revolutionary War: Dir. Edwin S. Porter.
 

Brave Warrior  (1952)
War of 1812:   United States and England endeavor to gain the support of the Shawnee Indian tribes under Tecumseh.  Dir. Spencer G. Bennet, with Jon Hall, Jay Silverheels, and Christine Larson.  73m.
 

Broken Chain, The  (1993)
Revolutionary War:  Two Iroquois brothers caught in the midst of the Revolutionary War.   Dir. Lamont Johnson, with Pierce Brosnan (as Sir William Johnson).  76m.
 

Buccaneer, The  (1938)
Dir. Cecil B. DeMille, with Frederic March and Franciska Gaal.  124m.
Buccaneer, The  (1958)
War of 1812:  French pirate Jean Lafitte helps Andrew Jackson take New Orleans from the British.  Dir. Anthony Quinn, with Yul Brynner, Charlton Heston, and Claire Bloom.  121m.
 

Cabeza de Vaca  (1991)
Spanish:Survivors of a failed conquest expedition endure incredible hardships.  Dir. Nicolas Echevarria, with Juan Diego.  112m.
 

Captain Blood  (1935)
Miscellaneous:  Swashbuckler.  Piracy as the English, French, and Spanish war in the Caribbean.  Dir. Michael Curtiz, with Errol Flynn and Olivia DeHavilland.  119m.
 

Captain Caution  (1940)
War of 1812:  Young girl allows patriot to use her dead father's ship to fight the British.  Dir. Richard Wallace, with Victor Mature and Louise Platt.  84m.
 

Captain from Castile  (1947)
Spanish:Swashbuckling captain follows Hernan Cortez to the New World.  Dir. Henry King, with Tyrone Power and Jean Peters.   141m.
 

Captain John Smith and Pocahontas  (1908)
Virginia:
Captain John Smith and Pocahontas  (1953)
Virginia:  Classic American favorite story of white man saved from death by Indian girl.  Dir. Lew Landers, with Anthony Dexter and Jody Lawrence.  75m.
 

Cardigan  (1922)
Revolutionary War:  Cardigan is a noble Minute Man.  Dir. John W. Noble, with William Collier and Betty Carpenter.  7 reels.
 

Chingachgook, die Grosse Schlange  (1967)
Pre-revolution:Adaptation of Cooper's The Deerslayer.  86m.
 

Christopher Columbus  (1949)
Spanish:  The familiar story of the "Discovery," with heavy emphasis on intrigues in the Spanish Court in order to make the voyage.  Dir. David MacDonald, with Frederic March and Florence Eldridge.  104m.
 

Christopher Columbus -- The Discovery  (1992)
Spanish:  Dir. John Glen, with Tom Selleck, Rachel Ward, Marlon Brando.  120m.
 

Columbus  (1923)
Spanish:  Isabella sells her jewels to finance the voyage of a frustrated Columbus.  Dir. Edwin L. Hollywood, with Fred Eric, Paul McAllister, and Dolores Cassinelli.  5 reels.
 

Coming of Columbus, The  (1912)
Spanish:  Dir. Colin Campbell, with Charles Clary and Kathlyn Williams.
 

Como Era Gostoso o Meu Frances  [How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman]  (1971)
Dutch:  French explorer captured by cannibals.  Based on Hans Staden.  Dir. Nelson Pereira Dos Santos, with Arduino Colosanti and Ana Maria Magalhaes.  80m.
 

Conquistadores del Pacífico, Los  [Balboa]  [Balboa, Conquistador of the Pacific]  (1967)
Spanish:  Stirring adventures leading to the discovery of the Pacific Ocean.  Dir. José María Elorrieta, with Frank Latimore and Pilar Casino.  87m.
 

Courageous Mr. Penn  [Penn of Pennsylvania]  (1943)
Pennsylvania:  Heroic biography of William Penn.  Dir. Lance Comfort, with Clifford Evans and Deborah Kerr.  78m.
 

Courtship of Miles Standish, The  (1923)
New England:  Re-creation of the Mayflower voyage with focus on the romance of John Alden, Miles Standish, and Priscilla Mullins.  Dir. Frederick Sullivan, with Charles Ray, E. Alyn Warren, and Enid Bennett.  9 reels.
 

Crossing, The  (1999)
Revolutionary War:  Washington crossing the Delaware.  Based on book by Howard Fast.  Dir. Robert Harmon, with Jeff Daniels.  90m.
 

Crucible, The (1958)  [Les Sorcieres de Salem]  [The Witches of Salem]  (French 1956)
New England:  Salem witchcraft.  Based on Arthur Miller's play.  Dir. Raymond Rouleau, with Yves Montand and Simone Signoret.   145m.
 

Crucible, The  (1996)
New England:Salem witchcraft.  Based on Arthur Miller's play.  Dir. Nicholas Hytner, with Daniel Day-Lewis and Winona Ryder.   124m.
 

Daniel Boone  (1936)
Pre-revolution:  Arguably America's most famous frontiersman.  Dir. David Howard, with George O'Brien, Heather Angel, and John Carradine.  77m.
 

Daniel Boone  (1960)
Pre-revolution:  4-part ABC television series by Disney, with Dewey Martin and Mala Powers, based on the book by John Bakeless.
 

Daniel Boone  (1964-1970)
Pre-revolution:  NBC television series with Fess Parker, Ed Ames, and Patricia Blair.
 

Daniel Boone, Frontier Trail Rider  [released outside America]  (1967)
Pre-revolution:  Segments from the NBC 1964-70 television series with Fess Parker, Ed Ames, and Patricia Blair.
 

Daniel Boone, Trailblazer  (1956)
Pre-revolution:  Dir. Albert C. Gannaway, with Bruce Bennet and Lon Chaney, Jr.  76m.
 

Death of Nathan Hale, The  (1911)
Revolutionary War:
 

Declaration of Independence, The  (1911)
Revolutionary War:
 

Deerslayer, The  (1913)
Pre-revolution:  Dir. Hal Reid, with Harry Morey and Wallace Reid.
Deerslayer, The  (1943)
Pre-revolution: Dir. Lew Landers, with Bruce Kellogg and Jean Parker.  67m.
Deerslayer, The  (1957)
Pre-revolution:  Dir. Kurt Neumann, with Lex Barker and Rita Moreno.  76m.
Deerslayer, The  (1978)
Pre-revolution:  Dir. Richard Friedenberg, with Steve Forrest and Ned Romero.  98m.
 

Devil's Disciple, The  (1959)
Revolutionary War:  Pacifist minister and the cad he saves from death eventually convert to fighting the British.  Based on play by George Bernard Shaw.  Dir. Guy Hamilton, with Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, and Janette Scott.  82m.
 

Divided Loyalties (1989)
Revolutionary War:  Story of Joseph Brant, chief of the Mohawks, and the events that led to the birth of Canada as a nation.  Dir. Mario Azzopardi, with Jack Langdijk and Tantoo Cardinal.  102m.
 

Drums Along the Mohawk  (1939)
Revolutionary War:  Indian uprising prodded by a sinister Tory on the Mohawk Valley frontier forces a young hard-working married couple and other family-oriented common folk to fight to protect their freedom.  Dir. John Ford, with Henry Fonda and Claudette Colbert.  103m.
 

Drums of Destiny  (1937)
Spanish:  Conflict with Spanish and Indians in Florida in 1815.  Dir. Ray Taylor, with Tom Keene and Edna Lawrence.  60m.
 

Eagle of the Sea, The  (1926)
War of 1812:  French pirate Jean Lafitte, the hero of New Orleans.  Dir. Frank Lloyd, with Ricardo Cortez and George Irving.
 

Far Horizons, The  (1955)
Westward expansion:  Re-creation of the Lewis and Clark expedition, including Sacagawea.  Dir. Rudolph Mate, with Fred MacMurray, Charlton Heston, and Donna Reed.  108m.
 

Fast Runner, The  [Atanarjuat]  (2001)
Pre-Columbian:  Long ago in the Arctic territory of the Inuit nation, an evil spirit is summoned by a miscreant shaman to spread violence and discord leading to the death of the local chief.  Dir: Zacharias Kunuk, with Natar Ungalaqq.  172m.
 

Festin des morts, Le  [Mission of Fear]  (1965)
French: Jesuit missionaries with the Hurons.  Dir. Fernand Dansereau, with Alain Cuny, Jean-Guy Sabourin79m.
 

Fort Ti  (1953)
Pre-revolution, French and Indian War (1754-1763):  British battle for Fort Ticonderoga in 3-D.  Dir. William Castle, with George Montgomery and Joan Vohs.  73 m.
 

1492: The Conquest of Paradise  (1992)
Spanish:  Columbus.  Dir. Ridley Scott, with Gerard Depardieu and Sigourney Weaver.  154m.
 

Francis Marion, the Swamp Fox  (1914)
Revolutionary War:
 

Frontiersman, The  (1927)
War of 1812:  Confrontation between Andrew Jackson and Tecumseh-led Creeks in 1813.   Dir. Reginald Barker, with Tim McCoy and Claire Windsor.  5 reels.
 

General Marion, the Swamp Fox  (1911)
Revolutionary War:
 

Give Me Liberty  (1974)
Revolutionary War:  Peddler discovers freedom means different things to different people.  Originally a kind of bicenntial offering as the first part of a television mini-series.  Dir. Buzz Kulik, with Robert Culp, Richard Kiley, and Fritz Weaver.  78m.
 

Heart of a Hero, A  (1916)
Revolutionary War:  Nathan Hale.  Dir. Emile Chautard, with Robert Warwick and Gail Kane.
 

How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman  [Como Era Gostoso o Meu Frances]  (1971)
Dutch:  French explorer captured by cannibals.  Based on Hans Staden.  Dir. Nelson Pereira Dos Santos, with Arduino Colosanti and Ana Maria Magalhaes.  80m.
 

Howards of Virginia, The  (1940)
Revolutionary War/Virginia:  Howard marries the daughter of a wealthy pro-British landowner but enters politics and joins the American army.  Thomas Jefferson, Patrick Henry, George Washington, and many patriotic scenes.  Dir. Frank Lloyd, with Cary Grant and Martha Scott.  116m.
 

Hudson's Bay (1940)
Dutch:  Founding of the Hudson's Bay Fur Trading Company in 1667.  Dir. Irving Pichel, with Paul Muney and Gene Tierney.  95 m.
 

I, The Worst of All  (1990)
Spanish:Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz.  Dir. Maria Luisa Bemberg, with Assumpta Serna.  105m.
 

Ikwe  (1987)
French:  Indian girl marries fur trader.  Dir. Norma Bailey, with William Ballantyne and Jamie Hardesty.  57m.
 

In the Days of Daniel Boone  (1923)
Pre-revolution: 15-chapter serial with Jack Mower.
 

Iroquois Trail  [Trail of the Tomahawk]  (1950)
Pre-revolution, French and Indian War (1754-1763):  Battling for the St. Lawrence seaway region.  Central character is Hawkeye, and a writing credit is given to James Fenimore Cooper.  Dir. Phil Carlson, with George Montgomery and Brenda Marshall.  85 m.
 

Jamestown  (1923)
Virginia:  Crisis with Spanish in 1612 causes kidnapping of Pocahontas to insure Indian alliance.   Dir. Edwin L. Hollywood, with Robert Gaillard, Dolores Cassinelli, and Leslie Austin.  40m.
 

Janice Meredith  (1924)
Revolutionary War:  British nobleman disguised as a servant in America falls in love with the daughter of a wealthy Tory who triggers Paul Revere's ride.  He becomes an aide to Washington, saves the kidnapped maiden, and marries her at Washington's Mount Vernon.  Such patriotic scenes as Patrick Henry's speech, Valley Forge, Washington Crossing the Delaware.  Dir. E. Mason Hopper, with Marion Davies and Harrison Ford.  11 reels.
 

Jefferson in Paris  (1995)
Pre-revolution:Younger Jefferson with Sally Hemings.  Dir. James Ivory, wirh Nick Nolte and Gwyneth Paltrow.  139m.
 

Jerico  (1990)
Spanish:  Priest goes native and goes mad.  Dir. Luis Alberto Lamata, with Cosme Cortazar.  90m.


John Paul Jones  (1959)
Revolutionary War:  Heroic biography of our naval hero of "I have not yet begun to fight" fame.  Dir. John Farrow, with Robert Stack and Bette Davis.  126m.
 

Johnny Tremaine  (1957)
Revolutionary War:  Disney story of young boy silversmith apprentice who becomes a member of the Sons of Liberty and fights against the British at the Boston Tea Party and Lexington.  Dir. Robert Stevenson, with Hal Stalmaster, Luana Patten, and Jeff York.  80m.
 

Journey of August King, The  (1995)
African American:  North Carolina farmer in 1815 comes upon a a young woman run-away slave and must decide to violate the law and help this slave to freedom or else leave her to be hunted down.  Dir. John Duigan, with Jason Patric and Thandie Newton.
 

Kent Family Chronicles (1978-1979)
Revolutionary War and New Nation:  Three-part mini-series tracing a family from revolutionary times to 19th century: The Bastard (1978), The Rebel (1979), The Seekers (1979).  Based on work by John Jakes.
 

Kings of the Sun  (1963)
Pre-Columbian:  Pre-contact Maya or Aztec.  Dir. J. Lee Thompson, with Yul Bryner and George Chakiris.  108m.
 

Knickerbocker Holiday  (1944)
Dutch:  Musical comedy about Peter Stuyvesant and New Amsterdam.  Dir. Harry Joe Brown, with Nelson Eddy and Charles Coburn.  85m.
 

Lafayette  (1962)
Revolutionary War:  The French nobleman who fought for the American cause.  Dir. Jean Dreville, with Michel le Royer, Jack Hawkins, and Orson Welles.  158m.
 

Last of the Buccaneers, The  (1950)
War of 1812:  French pirate Jean Lafitte.  Dir. Lew Landers, with Paul Henreid and Jack Oakie.  79m.
 

Last of the Mohicans, The  (1920)
Dir. Clarence Brown and Maurice Tournier, with Wallace Beery and Barbara Bedford.  6 reels.
Last of the Mohicans, The  (1932)
serial
Last of the Mohicans, The  (1935)
Dir. George B. Seitz, with Randolph Scott and Binnie Barnes.  91 m.
Last of the Mohicans, The  (1992)
Pre-revolution, French and Indian Wars (1754-1763):  Dir. Michael Mann, with Daniel Day-Lewis, Madeleine Stowe, and Russell Means.  112m.
 

Last of the Redmen  (1947)
Pre-revolution, French and Indian Wars (1754-1763):  Another version of Last of the Mohicans.  Dir. George Sherman, with Jon Hall and Evelyn Ankers.  78m.
 

Last Supper, The  [La Ultima Cena]  (1976)
Spanish:  Slave revolt in Cuba.  Tomas Gutierrez Alea, with Nelson Villagra and Leansro M. Espinosa120m.
 

Leather Stocking (1909)
Pre-revolution, French and Indian Wars (1754-1763):  Loosely based on James Fenimore Cooper.  Dir. D. W. Griffith.
 

Life of Daniel Boone  [Life and Battles of Daniel Boone]  (1912)
Pre-revolution:
 

Light in the Forest, The  (1958)
Pre-revolution/New Nation:  A young white man who spent his whole life raised by a Native American tribe is sent to live with his true family and must learn to fit in with the people he was taught to hate.  Dir. Herschel Daugherty, with Fess Parker and James MacArthur.   83m.
 

Little Old New York  (1940)
New York:  Robert Fulton and the invention of the steamboat.  Dir. Henry King, with Alice Faye and Fred MacMurray.  100m.
 

Magnificent Doll, The  (1946)
War of 1812:  Biopic on Dolly Madison.  Love triangle with James Madison and Aaron Burr.  The saving of  Washington's picture from the burning White House.  Dir. Frank Borzage, with Ginger Rogers and David Niven.  93m.
 

Maid of Salem  (1937)
New England:  Salem witchcraft:  Fun-loving girl accused of witchcraft is saved from burning.  Dir. Frank Lloyd, with Claudette Colbert and Fred MacMurray.  85m.
 

Man Called Horse, A  (1970)
New Nation:  English aristocrat is captured by Indians and begins to understand/accept their lifestyles.  Dir. Elliot Silverstein, with Richard Harris and Judith Anderson.   114m.
 

Man Without a Country, The  (1917)
Dir. Ernest C. Warde, with Holmes Hervert and Florence La Badie.
Man Without a Country, The  (1925)
Dir. Rowland V. Lee, with  Edward Hearn and Pauline Starke.
Man Without a Country, The  (1937)
Dir. Crane Wilbur, with John Litel and Gloria Holden.
Man Without a Country, The  (1973)
Delbert Mann, with Cliff Robertson and Beau Bridges.  78m.
New Nation:  Naval officer renounces his country and is condemned to sail the coast, never setting foot on American land.
 

Mary Silliman's War  (1994)
Revolutionary War:  The true story of a remarkable woman, whose husband, a patriot leader, was kidnapped from their home by a band of tories, who must fend for herself and their children as she sought her husband's release.  Dir. Stephen Surjik, with Nancy Palk and Richard Donat.
 

Mayflower: The Pilgrims' Adventure  (1979)
New England:  The story of the Pilgrim voyage on the Mayflower.  Dir. George Shaefer, with Anthony Hopkins and Richard Crenna.  100m.
 

Midnight Ride of Paul Revere, The  (1914)  [Paul Revere's Ride  (1917)]
Revolutionary War:Dir. Charles Brabin, with Augustus Phillips.
 

Mission, The  (1986)
Spanish: Jesuits try to protect a remote South American Indian tribe in danger of falling under the rule of pro-slavery Portugal.  Dir. Roland Joffe, with Robert De Niro and Jeremy Irons.  126m.
 

Mission of Fear  [Le Festin des morts]  (1965)
French: Jesuit missionaries with the Hurons.  Dir. Fernand Dansereau, with Alain Cuny, Jean-Guy Sabourin79m.
 

Molly Pitcher  (1911)
Revolutionary War: Dir. Sidney Olcott, with Anna Q. Nilsson.
 

Mutiny  (1952)
War of 1812:  Navy Captain is commissioned to run the British blockade and fetch an unofficial war loan from France.  Dir. Edward Dmytryk, with Mark Stevens and Angela Lansbury.  77m.
 

Nathan Hale  (1907) (1913)
Revolutionary War:


New World, The  (2005)
Virginia: Pocahontas, John Smith, and John Rolfe.  Dir. Terrence Malick, with Colin Farrell and Q'Orianka Kilcher.   150m.


Nouvelle-
France  (2004)
French: Set c. 1760 -- war between Britain and France over control of Canada.  Ben Franklin appears.  Dir. Jean Beaudin, with David La Haye, Noemie Godin Vigneau.  145m.


Norseman, The  (1978)

Pre-Columbian:An 11th-century Viking prince sails to America to find his father, who on a previous voyage had been captured by Indians.  Dir. Charles B.  Pierce, with Lee Majors and Cornel Wilde. 90m.
 

Northwest Passage  (1940)
Pre-revolution, French and Indian War (1754-1763):  Story of heroic Rogers Rangers battling the Indians.  Dir. King Vidor, with Spencer Tracy, Robert Young, and Ruth Hussey.  125m.
 

Old Glory  (1910) (1916)
Revolutionary War:  Betsy Ross.
 

Old Ironsides  (1926)
Mediterranean conflict (c. 1801-1805):  The story around the U. S. S. Constitution at the Battle of Tripoli.  Dir. James Cruze, with Esther Ralston and Wallace Beery.  111m.
 

Old Louisiana  (1937)
Westward expansion:  On the eve of the Louisiana purchase, settlers angered by Spanish rule.  Dir. Irvin V. Willat, with Tom Keene and Rita Hayworth.  60 m.
 

Orinoko, Nuevo Mundo  (1984)
Spanish:  Dir. Diego Risquez, with Kosinegue and Rolando Pena.  103m.
 

Paul Revere's Ride  (1917)  [Midnight Ride of Paul Revere, The  (1914)]
Revolutionary War:Dir. Charles Brabin, with Augustus Phillips.
 

Pathfinder, The  (1952)
Pre-revolution:  Based on Cooper.  Dir. Sidney Salkow, with George Montgomery and Helena Carter.  78m.
 

Patriot, The  (2000)
Revolutionary War:  Man loosely based on Francis Marion is drawn into the war against his will.  Dir. Roland Emmerich, with Mel Gibson.  164m.
 

Penn of Pennsylvania  [Courageous Mr. Penn]   (1943)
Pennsylvania:  Heroic biography of William Penn.  Dir. Lance Comfort, with Clifford Evans and Deborah Kerr.  78m.
 

Plymouth Adventure, The  (1952)
New England:  The Pilgrim voyage of the Mayflower.  Dir. Clarence Brown, with Spencer Tracy, Gene Tierney, and Leo Genn.  105 m.
 

Pocahontas  (1908)
Virginia:
 

Pocahontas  (1995)
Virginia:  Indian girl saves white man from death.  Disney.  80m.
 

Pocahontas: The Legend  (1995)
Virginia:  Another version of the classic story.  Dir. Danièle J. Suissa, with Sandrine Holt and Tony Goldwyn.  102m.
 

Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World  (1998)
Virginia: Pocahontas travels to England.  Disney.  72m.
 

Pollyanna  (1960)
New England:  Contains a sermon based on Jonathan Edwards.  Dir. David Smith, with Hayley Mills and Jane Wyman.  134m.
 

Quilombo  (1986)
Spanish: Plantation slaves revolt and head for the mountains.  Dir. Carlos Diegues, with Tony Tornado and Zeze Motta.  119m.
 

Rebels, The  (1979)
Revolutionary War:  Our hero takes part in the American revolution and the newly formed congress.  Second part of the Kent Family Chronicles based on the work of John Jakes.
 

Retorno a Aztlan  (1990)
Pre-Columbian:  A group of priests return to Aztlan, the mythological place where Mexican culture was born, to pray to the goddess Coatlicue to stop a drought.Dir. Juan Mora Catlett, with Rodrigo Puebla and Socorro Avelar. 90m.
 

Return of Daniel Boone, The
Pre-revolution:
 

Revolution  (1985)
Revolutionary War:  "It's not my fight."  Reluctant colonist finds himself forced to participate in the war.  Unheroic history.  Not an altogether pleasant picture of young "America."  Dir. Hugh Hudson, with Al Pacino, Donald Sutherland, and Natassja Kinski.  123m.
 

Roots  (1977)
African American:  Mini-series following African Americans from enslavement to liberation.
 

Rose of O'Salem Town  (1910)
New England:  Salem Witchcraft.  Dir. D. W. Griffith, with Arthur V. Johnson and Dorothy West.
 

Royal Hunt of the Sun, The  (1969)
Spanish:  The conquest of Peru in 1530, pitting Pizarro against Incan leader Atahuallpa.  Dir. Irving Lerner, with Robert Shaw and Christopher Plummer.  118m.
 

Sankofa  (1993)
African American:  A self-absorbed Black American fashion model on a photo shoot in Africa is spiritually transported back to a plantation in the West Indies where she experiences first-hand the physical and psychic horrors of chattel slavery,  Dir. Haile Gerima, with Kofi Ghanaba.  125m.


Sally Hemings: An American Scandal (2000)

Pre-Revolution/New Nation: Jefferson’s African American mistress.  Dir. Charles Haid, with Sam Neill and  Carmen Ejogo. 


Scarlet Coat, The  (1955)
Revolutionary War:  The story of Benedict Arnold's treason.  Dir. John Sturges, with Cornel Wilde and Michael Wilding.  101m.
 

Scarlet Letter, The  (1926)
Dir. Victor Sjostrom, with Lillian Gish and Lars Hanson.  98m.
Scarlet Letter, The  (1934)
Dir. Robert Vignola, with Colleen Moore and Hardie Albright.  69m.
Scarlet Letter, The  (1979)
Dir. Rick Hauser, with Meg Foster, John Heard, and Kevin Conway.
Scarlet Letter, The  (1995)
New England: Dir. Roland Joffe, with Demi Moore and Gary Oldman.  135m.
 

Sea Hawk, The  (1940)
Miscellaneous:  Swashbuckler.  Pirating Spanish ships for the good of England.  Dir, Michael Curtiz, with Errol Flynn and Brenda Marshall.  127m.
 

Seats of the Mighty, The  (1914)
Revolutionary War:  Dir. T. Hayes Hunter, with Lionel Barrymore and Millicent Evans.  6 reels.
 

Seekers, The  (1979)
New Nation:  The children and grand-children of our hero make a life for themselves in America. Third part of the Kent Family Chronicles based on the work of John Jakes.
 

Seven Cities of Gold  (1955)
California:  Spanish commander and missionary Father Junipera Serra clash on 1796 expedition to conquer California.  Dir. Robert D. Webb, with Anthony Quinn, Richard Egan, Michael Rennie, and Rita Moreno.  103m.
 

1776  (1972)
Revolutionary War:  Musical rendition of the politics of the first Congress.  Franklin, Jefferson, et al.  Dir. Peter H. Hunt, with William Daniels, Ken Howard, David Ford, and Howard Da Silva.  141m.
 

1776, or The Hessian Renegades  (1909)
Revolutionary War:  Dir. D. W. Griffith.
 

Sorcieres de Salem, Les  [The Witches of Salem]  (French 1956)  [aka The Crucible, 1958]
New England:  Salem witchcraft.  Based on Arthur Miller's play.  Dir. Raymond Rouleau, with Yves Montand and Simone Signoret.   145m.
 

Spanish Main, The  (1945)
Miscellaneous:  Dir. Frank Borzage, with Maureen O'Hara and Paul Henreid.  100m.
 

Spirit of Lafayette, The  (1919)
Revolutionary War:  Tells the story of the French nobleman who fought on the American side in the Revolutionary War and then sees American soldiers in World War I repaying the debt.
 

Spirit of '76, The  (1905)
Revolutionary War:  Very short depiction of the trio of tattered fifer and drummer.
 

Spirit of '76, The  (1908)
Revolutionary War:
 

Spirit of '76, The  (1917)
Revolutionary War:  Triumph of democracy over villainous monarchy.  Censored for anti-British slant.  See Edward De Grazia and Robert K. Newman, Banned Books (New York: Bowker, 1982).
 

Squanto: A Warrior's Tale  (1994)
New England:  The Native American who helped the Pilgrims.  Disney.  102m.
 

Star Spangled Banner, The  (1911)
War of 1812:  Francis Scott Key and the national anthem.  Dir. J. Searle Dawley.
 

Stars and Stripes, The  (1910)
Revolutionary War:  The famous naval victory by John Paul Jones on Bon Homme Richard.
 

Swamp Fox, The  (1959-60)
Revolutionary War: The adventures of Francis Marion, an American Revolutionary War guerrilla leader who fought the British in the forests and swamps of the Carolinas.  Disney mini-series, with Leslie Nielson.
 

Tempest, The  (various)
Miscellaneous:  Shakespeare's play about a brave new world.
 

Three Sovereigns for Sarah  (1985)
New England:  Salem witchcraft.  Dir. Philip Leacock, with Vanessa Redgrave and Kim Hunter. 171m.
 

Trail of the Tomahawk  [Iroquois Trail]  (1950)
Pre-revolution, French and Indian War (1754-1763):  Battling for the St. Lawrence seaway region.  Central character is Hawkeye, and a writing credit is given to James Fenimore Cooper.  Dir. Phil Carlson, with George Montgomery and Brenda Marshall.  85 m.
 

Tripoli  (1950)
Mediterranean conflict (c. 1801-1805):  U. S. Marines fighting Barbary pirates.  Dir. Will Price, with Maureen O'Hara and John Payne.  95m.
 

Ultima Cena, La  [The Last Supper]  (1976)
Spanish:  Slave revolt in Cuba.  Tomas Gutierrez Alea, with Nelson Villagra and Leansro M. Espinosa120m.
 

Unconquered  (1947)
Pre-revolution, Pontiac's War (c. 1763):  Virginia aristocrat vies for beautiful bond servant with corrupt Indian gun-trader and saves Fort Pitt from attack.   Dir. Cecille B. DeMille, with Gary Cooper and Paulette Goddard.  146m.
 

Viking, The  (1929)
Pre-Columbian:  Leif Ericson and the discovery of America.  Dir. Roy William Neill, with Donald Crisp and Pauline Starke.  9 reels.
 

Washington at Valley Forge  (1914)  [A Heroine of '76]
Revolutionary War:  Dir. Francis Ford and Grace Cunard, with Francis Ford and Grace Cunard.  4 reels.
 

When the Redskins Rode  (1951)
Pre-revolution, French and Indian War (1754-1763):  British and French wrestle for alliances with Indians around Williamsburg.  Dir. Lew Landers, with Jon Hall and Mary Castle.  78m.
 

Winners of the Wilderness  (1927)
Pre-revolution, French and Indian War (1754-1763):  Involves Chief Pontiac and Braddock's defeat at Fort Duquesne in 1755.  Dir. W. S. Van Dyke, with Tim McCoy and Joan Crawford.  7 reels.
 

Witch of Salem, The  (1913)
New England:  Salem witchcraft.  Puritan in love with a girl accused of witchcraft.  Dir. Raymond B. West, with Charles Ray and Clara Williams.
 

Witch of Salem Town, A  (1915)
New England:  Salem witchcraft.  Woman falsely accused.  Dir. L. J. Henderson, with Mary Fuller and Curtis Benton.
 

Witches of Salem, The  [Les Sorcieres de Salem]  (French 1956)  [aka The Crucible, 1958]
New England:  Salem witchcraft.  Based on Arthur Miller's play.  Dir. Raymond Rouleau, with Yves Montand and Simone Signoret.   145m.
 

With Daniel Boone Thru the Wilderness  (1926)
Pre-revolution: Dir. Robert Bradbury, with Roy Stewart and Frank Rice.  62m.
 

Wolfe, or the Conquest of Quebec  (1915)
French:  Dir. Kenean Buel, with Guy Coombs and Arthur Donaldson.
 

Xica da Silva  (1976)
Spanish:  An 18th century slave uses her "feminine attributes" in order to get power.  Dir. Carlos Diegues, with Zeze Motta.  107m.
 

Young Daniel Boone  (1950)
Pre-revolution: Dir. Reginald Le Borg, with David Bruce and Kristine Miller.  71m.