1776, or The Hessian Renegades (movie)
- User score: 5.2
- Production country: United States of America
- Producer: D.W. Griffith
- Production companies: American Mutoscope & Biograph
- Genre: History, War, Drama
- Release date: 9/6/1909
- Run time: 10 min.
Movie description
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.