1776, or The Hessian Renegades (1909)
During the American Revolution, a young soldier carrying a crucial message to General Washington is spotted and pursued by a group of enemy soldiers. He takes refuge with a civilian family, but is soon detected. The family and their neighbors must then make plans to see that the important message gets through after all.
- Released
- 1909-09-06
- Genres
- History, War, Drama
- Runtime
- 10 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- D.W. Griffith
- TMDB rating
- 5.2/10 from 6 votes
Cast
- Owen Moore as Colonial Army Messenger
- James Kirkwood as Messenger's Father
- Mary Pickford as Messenger's Sister
- D.W. Griffith
- Lottie Pickford
- Mack Sennett as Hessian
- George Siegmann as Hessian
- Henry B. Walthall
- Florence Lawrence
- Kate Bruce as Soldier's Family
- Robert Harron as Farmer
- Arthur V. Johnson as Hessian
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