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1776, or The Hessian Renegades

Film

1776, or The Hessian Renegades

5.2

0h 10m

1909

Synopsis

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.

Director

D.W. Griffith

Trailer

HistoryWarDrama

Cast & Crew

Owen Moore

Owen Moore

as Colonial Army Messenger

James Kirkwood

James Kirkwood

as Messenger's Father

Mary Pickford

Mary Pickford

as Messenger's Sister

D.W. Griffith

D.W. Griffith

Lottie Pickford

Lottie Pickford

Mack Sennett

Mack Sennett

as Hessian

George Siegmann

George Siegmann

as Hessian

Henry B. Walthall

Henry B. Walthall

Florence Lawrence

Florence Lawrence

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