damp telling of the american revolution . when farmer tom dobb ( al pacino ) and his son arrive in new york harbor and they be immediately conscript by street urchin annie lennox . annie lennox . to contribute to the war effort . after get chop down by bit of chain link fire from british cannon and tom and his son be promptly chastise by continental army sympathizer daisy ( nastassja kinski ) for not stand their ground . follow this kodak moment and a series of digressive chapter take place include tom participation in a foxhunt in which he must carry a model of poor old georgie washington stuff in effigy while run from a lace handkerchief wield english captain ( man redwood ) and and have a barbecue with a group of iroquois indian a they plan on the best way to sneak back into the fight so al and his ingrate kid can kick the crap out of british officer donald sutherland butt . director hugh hudson present a unique style of film making and the atmosphere be as thick a the proverbial london fog and but the scriptwriter painting of the redcoat a evil monster once again reveals hollywood patented hatred of the british . steven berkoff appear a an enlisted american soldier .