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May 11, 1994 · Mary Silliman's War: Directed by Stephen Surjik. With Nancy Palk, Richard Donat, Diane D'Aquila, Paul Boretski. Mary Silliman's War is a unique, award-winning film on the American Revolution.
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- Drama, History, War
- Stephen Surjik
- 1994-05-11
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Mary Silliman's War is a unique, award-winning film on the American Revolution. Shot on location in Nova Scotia, the film relates the true story of a remarkable woman, whose husband, a patriot leader, was kidnapped from their home by a band of Tories -- Americans loyal to the King of England.
Jun 21, 2013 · This 1994 film is based on the true story of Mary Silliman and her husband, General Gold Selleck Silliman of Fairfield, Connecticut as told in the biography, The Way of Duty, A Woman and Her Family in Revolutionary America by Joy Day Buel and Richard Buel.
Mary Silliman's War is set in 1779, in Fairfield, Connecticut during the American Revolution. The film focuses on the experiences of Mary, as she is swept up in the unsettling events of the revolutionary war.
Brief Synopsis. Based on the true story of the wife of a Connecticut State's Attorney who attempts to rescue her husband from pro-British kidnappers in 1779.
- Stephen Surjik
- Nancy Palk
May 11, 1994 · By LYNNE HEFFLEY. May 11, 1994 12 AM PT. TIMES STAFF WRITER. It took six years and many scholarly historical advisers to make “Mary Silliman’s War,” tonight’s fact-based saga on Lifetime...
Filmed under the auspices of Colonial Williamsburg’s Institute for Early American History and Culture, this classic drama relates the true story of Mary Silliman, whose husband, a Connecticut State’s Attorney, was kidnapped in 1779 by Tories in revenge for his prosecution of two local Loyalists.
