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11 mag 1994 · Mary Silliman's War: Directed by Stephen Surjik. With Nancy Palk, Richard Donat, Diane D'Aquila, Paul Boretski. Mary Silliman's War is a unique, award-winning film on the American Revolution.
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- Drama, History, War
- Stephen Surjik
- 1994-05-11
4 mar 1994 · STORYLINE: Shot on location in Nova Scotia, the film relates the true story of a remarkable woman, whose husband, a patriot leader, was kidnapped from their home by a band of Tories -- Americans loyal to the King of England.
The story of her experience during the American Revolution is depicted in the 1993 film Mary Silliman’s War, produced by Heritage Films. The film, based on the Buels' The Way of Duty , seeks to dramatize three major themes surrounding the Revolution: the war’s divisiveness within colonial communities, the role of women in the ...
1 apr 1995 · As both history and drama, Mary Silliman's War works, satisfying many of the potentially conflicting goals of filmmakers and historians. From the outset, the visual and dramatic quality of the film is impressive. Shot on location in Nova Scotia, the film offers a convincing portrayal of late 18th-century Connecticut.
Mary Silliman's War is a unique, award-winning film on the American Revolution. Shot on location in Nova Scotia, the film relates the true story of a remarkable woman, whose husband, a patriot leader, was kidnapped from their home by a band of Tories -- Americans loyal to the King of England.
Filmed under the auspices of Colonial Williamsburg’s Institute for Early American History and Culture, this classic drama relates the true story of Mary Silliman, whose husband, a Connecticut State’s Attorney, was kidnapped in 1779 by Tories in revenge for his prosecution of two local Loyalists.
Mary Silliman's War is a unique, award-winning film on the American Revolution.
