1776, or The Hessian Renegades
MovieTitle | 1776, or The Hessian Renegades |
User score | 5.2 |
Release date | Sep 6, 1909 |
Genre | History, War, Drama |
Director | D.W. Griffith |
Production country | United States of America |
Production companies | American Mutoscope & Biograph |
Run time | 10 min. |
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.