Benedict Arnold: Hero Betrayed

2021

Documentary / Drama

3
IMDb Rating 6.3/10 10 126 126

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Chris Stearns Photo
Chris Stearns

Top cast

Martin Sheen Photo
Martin Sheen as Narrator
Peter O'Meara Photo
Peter O'Meara as Benedict Arnold
Nicole Signore Photo
Nicole Signore as Jemima Warner
Kevin Craig West Photo
Kevin Craig West as Peter Salem
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English 2.0
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24 fps
2 hr 5 min
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2 hr 5 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by mattlucca 5 / 10

Benedict Arnold: a guy who gets screwed over at his job, then commits treason.

Benedict Arnold: a guy who gets screwed over at his job, then commits treason.Not great, a C level history channel type show. Was he a hero? Yeah, until he wasn't because he switched sides. You can do a lot of great things, but when you give up military information to the enemy it negates all your good works. This is a poorly titled movie, titled so, to get the attention of people who like contrarian views on history. It was mostly accurate, except for the guy who played Washington. The CG stuff was painful to look at. There is no new information here. Dumb.
Reviewed by Erik-Movie-Reviews 5 / 10

Deeply Flawed Individual, Not A Hero.....

As another review points out, a contrarian / counter factual Documentary in the same vein as "Why every house needs a Shark in their Bath Tub" or "Why Alligators Make Great Pets"Spoiler Alert - They Don't!Benedict Arnold was both Brave and a Talented military leader, but none of his accomplishments make up for his later treachery and deceit. If Benedict Arnold felt unappreciated and lacked confidence in his leadership, nothing prevented him from resigning and going his own way. Betraying his country and his countrymen was completely inexcusable, and any ridiculous narratives or documentaries to the contrary are completely absurd.
Reviewed by jburtonprod-802-759029 6 / 10

I Don't Buy Their Central Premise.

Overall, this is a good documentary which shows Arnold's side of the story. It short changes everyone else, however.Yes, Arnold was a successful field commander but he was also full of pride and bitterness. The documentary makes it seem as if he was singled out by not being reimbursed for the money owed him but EVERY commander in the Continental Army was in similar circumstances, even George Washington.Arnold's many personal quarrels are glazed over as a lack of understanding 'politics'. I think Arnold's personal problems were far deeper rooted. One of Arnold's biggest problems was his refusal to follow orders. While this proved a virtue in some of his encounters it is impossible to run an army with officers who behave the way Arnold did.My guess is Ethan Allen, John Brown and General Gates all saw Arnold for who he was and he hated them for it.The depth of his treason against George Washington isn't really presented fully. His West Point plot may well have ended with Washington captured or killed by the British. This was after Washington had championed him, again and again. This would've been a crushing blow to the Continental Army and could've directly led to America's defeat.Arnold had been betraying America for almost a full year before he was caught. In that time he gave away detailed information about the Continental Army. This included troop and supply locations which probably caused many deaths. Then, once he joined the British, Arnold led raids against American cities, sacking them, leaving them in flames and plundered with many people killed.Yes, Arnold made many sacrifices to the 'cause' but so did others. None of them betrayed their country. Arnold did. Ultimately, he was not the 'man of honor' he so desperately tried to present to the world. He deserves his place in infamy.
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