1776, or The Hessian Renegades

Name: 1776, or The Hessian Renegades
Director: D.W. Griffith
Genre: History, War, Drama
Released: 1909-09-06
Duration: 10 min
Rating: 5.2
Cast: Owen Moore, James Kirkwood, Mary Pickford, D.W. Griffith, Lottie Pickford

Directed by D.W. Griffith

History

War

Drama

19090h 10m5.2

Overview

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.