Williamsburg: The Story of a Patriot

I was just a kid that last time I saw The Patriot at Williamsburg thirty some years ago. I recently revisited and saw the film again with my kids.

My husband and I have season passes to Colonial Williamsburg for the second consecutive year. You may want to know why we would want to spend so much time viewing something that won't and can't change...

Having been born and raised in Portsmouth, Va, about 50 miles from Williamsburg, I had many opportunities to view this movie while on school field trips when I was young. It has always been an inspiration and I have made sure my children have seen this movie.

"Williamsburg: Story of a Patriot," an informational, has played since 1957 at the Colonial Williamsburg Visitors Center. Starring Jack Lord, best known as Detective McGarret in the long running police drama Hawaii - 5 - 0, the 34 minutes of the informational takes a daring break from the traditional story line crediting Massachusetts agitators with the move toward independence.

"Williamsburg: The Story of a Patriot" is a 37-minute live action short film from 1957, so this one has its 60th anniversary already this year. Looking at how old it is, it may surprise some that it is in color, but I personally felt that this was the film's biggest strengths as it made the costumes and sceneries look really good and the film look a lot younger than it actually is.