We Fight to Be Free

We Fight to Be Free
Film poster
Directed by	Kees Van Oostrum
Written by	Lionel Chetwynd
Produced by	Olga Arana Rick Brookwell Kasper Graversen Craig Haffner Seth Isler Lynn Kramer Jose C. Mangual
Starring	Sebastian Roché Caroline Goodall Stephen Lang Peter Woodward
Cinematography	Kees Van Oostrum
Edited by	Victor Du Bois
Music by	Trevor Jones
Distributed by	Mount Vernon
Release date	October 27, 2006 (2006-10-27)
Running time	24 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$5 million

We Fight to Be Free is a 2006 short biographical film about George Washington directed by Kees Van Oostrum and starring Sebastian Roché, Caroline Goodall, Stephen Lang and Peter Woodward.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

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The film features the story of American Revolutionary war hero and first United States president, George Washington, including his military achievements and pivotal moments in his life.

Cast

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Sebastian Roché as George Washington
Caroline Goodall as Martha Dandridge Custis
Stephen Lang as James Craik
Peter Woodward as Edward Braddock

Reception

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The film has received generally positive reviews. Desson Thomson wrote for The Washington Post, "'We Fight to Be Free' is the real headliner: a rousing 18-minute action film about Washington's life that greets visitors to the new Ford Orientation Center".^[5] Denise D. Meringolo was critical of the film, writing for The Public Historian:

"We Fight to Be Free" is oddly incomplete—it fails to explain fully Washington’s attachment to the estate or to portray the complexity of his choices as a military officer and a political figure.^[6]

References

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^ Andrew M. Schocket (February 2017). Fighting Over the Founders: How We Remember the American Revolution. NYU Press. pp. 111–. ISBN 978-1-4798-8410-0.
^ "Movie Showtimes". Mount Vernon.org. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
^ Trescott, Jacqueline (October 24, 2006). "Fleshing Out a Founding Father Mount Vernon Additions Provide New Entree to George Washington's World". The Washington Post.com. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
^ Heritage, American. "Mount Vernon". American Heritage.com. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
^ Thomson, Desson (October 24, 2006). "A Visceral Film's Deep-Seated Effect". The Washington Post.com. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
^ Meringolo, Denise D. (2007-11-01). "Balancing Inspiration and Education at George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens". The Public Historian. 29 (4): 129–135. doi:10.1525/tph.2007.29.4.129. ISSN 0272-3433.

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We Fight to Be Free at IMDb

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