Today’s motion picture is a war movie with scenes that happen on December 26. Watch and enjoy this film tonight.
THE CROSSING
The Continental Army retreats to the Delaware River and crosses into Pennsylvania to escape the British. They barely get away and their condition is very bad. Washington makes a personal reconnaissance towards Trenton. The other two-thirds of the army arrive. Washington proposes and organizes an attack across the river against the Hessians at Trenton. They cross the river, but it takes longer than anticipated. In spite of being two hours late, on the morning of December 26, 1776 they surprise and defeat the Hessians. [57:00 to 1:26:27] The Continental army then retreats across the river.
A matter of fact film about this famous event. It’s not quite as heroic as myth would have it. This film does show that it was Washington’s refusal to lie down and die that saved the revolution. Everyone else is totally pessimistic about this plan.
General George Washington by Edward G. Lengel (Random House, New York, 2005) at page 185 gives the date
Producer - Robert W. Christiansen, Delia Fine and Rick Rosenburg
Director - Robert Harmon
Screenplay - Howard Fast
Awards – Nominated for the Outstanding Sound Editing for a Movie, Miniseries or a Special Emmy.
Running Time - 1 hour 29 minutes
Released - January 10, 2000
Starring -
Jeff Daniels as George Washington
Roger Rees as Gen Hugh Mercer
Sebastian Roche as Col. John Glover
David Ferry as Gen, Nathaniel Greene
Nigel Bennett as Gen. Horatio Gates
Copyright by Ivan Walters in 2015.
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