1776, or The Hessian Renegades
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.
- Year: 1909
- Country: United States of America
- Genre: History, War, Drama
- Studio: American Mutoscope & Biograph
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- Director: D.W. Griffith
- Cast: Owen Moore, James Kirkwood, Mary Pickford, D.W. Griffith, Lottie Pickford, Mack Sennett