Johnny Tremain
NR
6.4
1957
1 hr 20 min
Drama
, Family
, War
When an injury bars him from pursuing his trade, Revolutionary War-era silversmith's apprentice Johnny Tremain finds a new life in the ranks of the Sons of Liberty army, taking part in the Boston Tea Party and Paul Revere's legendary ride.
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- Cast：
- Hal Stalmaster , Richard Beymer , Luana Patten , Jeff York , Sebastian Cabot , Rusty Lane , Walter Sande
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Wonderful character development!
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People are voting emotionally.
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Each character in this movie — down to the smallest one — is an individual rather than a type, prone to spontaneous changes of mood and sometimes amusing outbursts of pettiness or ill humor.
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An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.
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