1776, or The Hessian Renegades

Categories: History, War, Drama
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.

Status: Released IMDb
Release date: 1909-09-06
Run time: 10 minute / 0:10
Director: D.W. Griffith
Production Company : Biograph Company
Production Country: United States of America

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	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
	Wilfred Lucas
	George Nichols as Hessian
	Billy Quirk as Hessian
	Gertrude Robinson as Soldier's Family

Directing
D.W. Griffith	Director
Camera
Arthur Marvin	Director of Photography
Billy Bitzer	Director of Photography
Writing
D.W. Griffith	Writer
Frank E. Woods	Writer