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The Crossing

2000 · 89 min

A sober, quietly tense historical recreation that conveys the exhaustion and stakes of a desperate winter gamble.

Directed by
Robert Harmon
Genres
Tv movie, Drama, History
Starring
Jeff Daniels, Roger Rees, Sebastian Roché
Overview
A made-for-TV dramatization of George Washington's perilous gamble of crossing the Delaware River and attacking the British forces at Trenton.

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Directed by
Robert Harmon
Genres
Tv movie, Drama, History
Starring
Jeff Daniels, Roger Rees, Sebastian Roché
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    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • war
    • survival
    • loyalty
    • power
    • fate
    Places
    • countryside
    • military
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • true story
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
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    Action4
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism8
    Romance0
    Tension6
    Darkness6
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight6

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    Genres
    tv movie, drama, history, war
    Directed by
    Robert Harmon
    Written by
    Howard Fast
    Starring
    Jeff Daniels, Roger Rees, Sebastian Roché, Steven McCarthy, John Henry Canavan, Ned Vukovic, David Ferry, Karl Pruner
    Cinematography
    Rene Ohashi
    Runtime
    89 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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