“History is often mistaken, that’s why historians are in business.” John Murrin, Professor of History Princeton University

Current status of the program: Entire rough cut complete (137 minutes). All rights are currently available. Starring Peter O’Meara as Benedict Arnold, from the critically acclaimed Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks television series Band of Brothers. Over thirty hours of Super 16mm live action footage and twenty-seven hours of historian interviews (HiDef format) with 13 of the foremost authorities on the Revolutionary War and Benedict Arnold, shot in period locations, including Arnold’s childhood home. State-of-the-art digital effects that create the 18th century ships, fortresses, colonial villages, cannons, and other visual elements of the period. First film to capture Arnold’s heroic charge of Breymann’s Redoubt during the battle of Saratoga, a charge that turned the tide of the Revolution and changed the course of history. With the guidance of marine archeologists, we have re-created the Battle of Valcour on Lake Champlain, America’s first spectacular naval conflict with special effects. Battle of Quebec. Shot during the winter, the footage demonstrates the nature of the settings within and around the walled city, capturing both the beauty and the harshness the area facing Arnold and his troops during the great siege. Talon Films is utilizing the best literary material as both a research tool and companion book to the program. Benedict Arnold: Revolutionary Hero - An American Warrior Reconsidered by James Kirby Martin is the standard by which all other Benedict Arnold materials are measured.

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