Give Me Liberty (1936)

Directed by

B. Reeves Eason

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

22 min

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 13 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This short film shows a key moment in the life of Patrick Henry leading up to his famous speech. It ends with him delivering that speech to the Virginia Convention.

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What happens

Give Me Liberty is a 1936 American drama short or historical "special" filmed in Technicolor, produced and distributed by Warner Bros., and directed by B. Reeves Eason. The short covers a short period of time in the life of Patrick Henry, leading to his 1775 "Give me liberty or give me death!" speech before the Second Virginia Convention. The film won an Academy Award at the 9th Academy Awards for Best Short Subject (Color) of 1936. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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