Walter D. Edmonds' 1936 novel made it to moviegoers a few years later with 1939's Drums Along the Mohawk. The film stars Claudette Colbert, Henry Fonda, Edna May Oliver, and John Carradine, and follows settlers as the revolution brews.
Hal Stalmaster stars as the title character in 1957's Johnny Tremain, an adaptation of Esther Forbes' 1943 novel by the same name from Walt Disney Productions. Johnny brushes shoulders with Paul Revere and helps the colonists in their fight for the revolution.
Jeff Daniels became General George Washington for the 2000 A&E TV movie The Crossing. Starring alongside Roger Rees, Sebastian Roché, and Steven McCarthy, Daniels portrays Washington on his famed journeys and battles in the 1770s.
Cornel Wilde, Michael Wilding, George Sanders, and Anne Francis starred in 1955's The Scarlet Coat, weaving a tale of spies, betrayal, and romance in the late 18th century.
Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, and Janette Scott teamed up for 1959's The Devil’s Disciple, which follows a New England family caught up in the drama of the war.
Roland Emmerich recruited Mel Gibson, Heath Ledger, Jason Isaacs, Joely Richardson, and Chris Cooper, among others, for 2000's The Patriot. The Oscar-nominated drama embedded with the army as the Revolutionary War brewed.
D. W. Griffith led the 1924 silent film America, bringing Robert W. Chambers' The Reckoning to the big screen.