Rating: NR
Genre:
Historical Film
Release Date: 02/11/2003
Dubbed: English
Sound: DD2
Run Time: 100 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Adult Situations
Distributor/Studio: A&E Home Video
Adapted by screenwriter
Howard Fast from his own fact-based novel, this historical drama tells the story of one of the most unexpected triumphs of the American Revolutionary War. In December 1776, the armies of General George Washington (
Jeff Daniels) are near the point of collapse; short on money and supplies, ravaged by disease, their numbers thinned by desertion, and freezing in summer uniforms in the midst of a brutal winter, it seems all but impossible that the Colonial Army can hold out much longer against the British Army and their allied German Hessian forces. With imminent defeat a clear possibility, Washington and his troops organize for an audacious surprise attack against the British soldiers on Christmas Day, hinging on the crossing of the freezing Delaware River in the middle of a storm. Co-starring
Roger Rees,
The Crossing was produced for broadcast by the
Arts and Entertainment cable television network.
~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
;)
