The Crossing (DVD, 2003)

"THE CROSSING"
Pros
If truly ever there was 1 of many, Jeff Daniel's George Washington "is Sue Generis" ;These soldiers they truly worked 1 on this Christmas Day.
Cons: Redcoats.

The Title Is: "The Crossing"
For these soldiers it is a little of a 24 hour endurance test,,``in a cold place up the Delaware without supplies.
1 hr 40 min.
Nothing aggravating at all.
Not over "colonialized" in dramatics.
The Final Curtain: Very rewarding!

George Washington(Jeff Daniels)convincingly sways his peers to cross the Delaware to confront the Hessian outpost at Trenton."impossible~?~&qu​ot;.. Getting there 51% of the battle.
Director "Robert Harmon" ironically shadowing past films - of today's: "Stone Cold" ;& going back a bit are echos from "Nowhere To Run".
In Harmons film "Nowhere To Run", Van Damme's character was
really cornered, fighting for his rights as an escaped convict;
& In todays "Stone Cold",Tom Selleck's made for TV character is on overload & turns to the booze. George Washington in will turn to his fellow leaders and not the booze.(based on a true story)

George Washington(Jeff Daniels), after some dispersal of retreat attempts to reorganize and renew efforts of the American Revolution, just prior to his historic "crossing the Delaware River" to the Trenton outpost.
The Setting is basically out in Nowhereland,"out in the sticks" or the "Boonies" you could say; the farms and backwoods of the Colonial Subdivions, on cold winter forest trails along the bank of the Delaware.
This is where George Washington in confidence will turn to his fellow leaders with a next to impossible plan.
Washington will tell his fellow leaders while his troops have camp in the freezing colonial New England winter weather,
"True,an army without supplies should not endure; I propose that we endure so that we would persevere"

Over all a pretty good film with an authentic colonial appearance.
A quiet well mannered "APPEAL TO HEAVEN".
Records show clearly to be close in trivia to these battle statistics.
Unable to verify:A "~Don't~Tread~On~Me!~&quo​t; is carried into final battle aside a second soldier flying the colors of the stars and stripes moving to fast to verify star formation.


You may see this annually on the "The Crossing" on the A&E Network, but you may have to wait until Christmas.

No, no, no! I'm defnitely not saying this film is bad. It is excellent. It's just that it's so funny to see Jeff Daniels, who played Harry Dunne in "Dumb and Dumber", also star as one our founding fathers, George Washington. Daniels does an excellent job in this epic about the decisive 1776 Battle of Trenton. He is very believable as Washington. The film definitely has some blood and guts which most people don't mind. Daniels even tends to be a bit funny in this one. You'll see! It's also a very good film to show a middle school or high school history class.

This is a condensed version of Washingtons' attack on Trenton which turned the war in his favor and I feel an overlooked and important part of our history.

I had originally seen this movie when it first came out on the A&E channel and thought the acting, costumes and events mirrored the original events as they actually occured.

There was only one part where some off color language was used that I thought was unnecessary and irrelevant to the story itself but otherwise thought the movie would be acceptable and educational to all audiences.

To date, this movie starring Jeff Daniels is by far his best endeavor at a dramatic role and was really impressed at his ability to pull this off.

I'm glad to add this movie to my collection!

Excellent movie about Washington's raid on the Hessian
barracks at Trenton,acccurate crossing of the Delaware river
Washington seated with his men (not standing as in the painting)
great battle scene's AAA+++

The Crossing is a fantastic movie and is incredibly historically accurate. Jeff Daniels gives a fantastic performance as General George Washington.

The movie depicts the crossing of the delaware river is such detail that it is as if you stepped back into 1776. Over all a grate movie and a very historically accurate and educational work of cinematic masterpiece.