We Fight to Be Free

We Fight to Be Free is a 2006 short biographical film about George Washington directed by Kees Van Oostrum and starring Sebastian Roché, Caroline Goodall, Stephen Lang and Peter Woodward.^[1][2][3][4]

We Fight to Be Free
Film poster
Directed by	Kees Van Oostrum
Written by	Lionel Chetwynd
Produced by	Olga Arana Rick Brookwell Kasper Graversen Craig Haffner Seth Isler Lynn Kramer Jose C. Mangual
Starring	Sebastian Roché Caroline Goodall Stephen Lang Peter Woodward
Cinematography	Kees Van Oostrum
Edited by	Victor Du Bois
Music by	Trevor Jones
Distributed by	Mount Vernon
Release date	October 27, 2006 (2006-10-27)
Running time	24 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$5 million

Synopsis

The film features the story of American Revolutionary war hero and first United States president, George Washington, including his military achievements and pivotal moments in his life.

Cast

• Sebastian Roché as George Washington
• Caroline Goodall as Martha Dandridge Custis
• Stephen Lang as James Craik
• Peter Woodward as Edward Braddock

Reception

The film has received generally positive reviews. Desson Thomson wrote for The Washington Post, "'We Fight to Be Free' is the real headliner: a rousing 18-minute action film about Washington's life that greets visitors to the new Ford Orientation Center".^[5] Denise D. Meringolo was critical of the film, writing for The Public Historian:

"We Fight to Be Free" is oddly incomplete—it fails to explain fully Washington’s attachment to the estate or to portray the complexity of his choices as a military officer and a political figure.^[6]

See also

• George Washington (1984 miniseries)
• George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation (1986 miniseries)
• Washington, 2020 miniseries
• List of television series and miniseries about the American Revolution
• List of films about the American Revolution