Film takes a revolutionary look at traitor Arnold

From: Daily Breeze | Date: January 13, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

THE NEW YORK TIMES

William Mastrosimone brushed aside any suggestion that his film "Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor" presents an unduly sympathetic portrait of its protagonist. He said that Arnold was a traitor and should have been hanged. Furthermore, he doesn't believe in rewriting history. "I want to see the truth, no matter where the chips fall," he said.

Yet Mastrosimone, as the writer, co-producer and driving force behind the movie, realizes that depicting Arnold, warts and all, is not an easy task. Arnold was a complex, often contradictory man who became a central figure during a ...

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