1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Production
3.1 Script
3.2 Casting
3.3 Filming
3.4 Music
4 Reception
4.1 Critical response
4.2 Box office
4.3 Accolades
5 Historical authenticity
5.1 Criticism of Benjamin Martin as based on Francis Marion
5.2 Criticism of Tavington as based on Tarleton
5.3 Depiction of atrocities in the Revolutionary War
5.4 The concept of patriotism
6 Homages
7 References
8 External links