"Williamsburg: The Story of a Patriot" is a 37-minute live action short film from 1957, so this one has its 60th anniversary already this year. Looking at how old it is, it may surprise some that it is in color, but I personally felt that this was the film's biggest strengths as it made the costumes and sceneries look really good and the film look a lot younger than it actually is. The most known people here may be the ones behind the camera as director George Seaton won 2 Oscars in his career and writer Emmet Lavery is also an Oscar nominee. Maybe I am doing the cast injustice, but I am hardly familiar with any of the names, so if at all, then they were certainly bigger stars back then than they are today. The exceptions is perhaps Jack Lord, who plays the title character. All in all, this is not a film that will get you interested in American history, but maybe one that will interest you if you care for the subject beforehand already. I myself did not enjoy the watch too much apart from the visual side. Thumbs-down and I don't recommend checking it out.
