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are sailing across the Atlantic, where a "New World" awaits them. Most of these men are honest British yeomen
looking for a better life, but their leader, Governor Ratcliffe, is a haughty and rapacious blackguard who sees the
New World only in terms of the promise of riches -- riches he can take.
As soon as they arrive, he urges his men to tear up the wilderness in search of mineral wealth. A caricature of the
colonizer as blatant exploiter, he quickly distrusts the Native Americans. He sends his bravest man, John Smith,
into the woods to scare them away -- or to kill them, if necessary. All this in the name of Indian gold.
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Ratcliffe is not an out-and-out evil villain. But he is an unpleasant,
greedy guy who sees the colonies as nothing more than an opportunity to make a fast buck.
Film: "Pocahontas" (1995)
Voice Artist: David Ogden Stiers
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