Williamsburg: The Story of a Patriot

Duration: 36

Year Published: 1959

Creator: Paramount Pictures

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Description: Portrays the experience of a fictional, but typical, character, John Frye, a Virginia planter, as he meets and reacts to such influential fellow members of the House of Burgesses as Patrick Henry, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John Randolph, and others during the controversial times immediately preceeding the Revolution. Shows the inner conflicts that John Frye shares with others who must weigh their American patriotism against their faithfulness to the Crown. Major factors that alienated the colonies from British rule are recounted., Depicts the turbulent years between the imposition of the Stamp Act and the outbreak of the American Revolution.

Complete Record: Portrays the experience of a fictional, but typical, character, John Frye, a Virginia planter, as he meets and reacts to such influential fellow members of the House of Burgesses as Patrick Henry, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John Randolph, and others during the controversial times immediately preceeding the Revolution. Shows the inner conflicts that John Frye shares with others who must weigh their American patriotism against their faithfulness to the Crown. Major factors that alienated the colonies from British rule are recounted., Depicts the turbulent years between the imposition of the Stamp Act and the outbreak of the American Revolution.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.