The Patriots (1963)

8.0/10 90 min TV Movie Drama History

Overview

Thomas Jefferson has just returned from France, hoping to relax with his daughters at Monticello. George Washington however, has a favor to ask of him. Hit by tough political opposition, specifically afraid of rising monarch strength, he urges Jefferson to become his Secretary of State. Jefferson accepts, albeit grudgingly. Not long after, he is battling his archrival, Alexander Hamilton, a Federalist just before his election in 1800.

Cast

Charlton Heston

Thomas Jefferson

Howard St. John

George Washington

John Fraser

Alexander Hamilton

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