Williamsburg: The Story of a Patriot

Williamsburg: The Story of a Patriot

6.7/10
0h37min
1957Drama

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In Colonial Williamsburg, planter John Fry confronts loyalties, aligning with patriots like Jefferson and Washington against pro-British forces.

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This is a 37-minute orientation film, filmed in the spring of 1956, for visitors to historic Colonial Williamsburg, and photographed in the area restored by the Rockefeller Foundation. The plot follows a fictional Virginia planter, John Fry (Jack Lord), who becomes a member of Virginia's House of Burgesses. Through contact with Patrick Henry, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington and other patriots, he gradually loses his ties with the pro-British faction and casts his lot with the rebels.