1909
5.2 (6 votes)
0h 10m
Genres
History
War
Drama
Production Companies
American Mutoscope & Biograph
1776, or The Hessian Renegades
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.
Key Crew
Director: D.W. Griffith
Director of Photography: Billy Bitzer, Arthur Marvin
Writer: D.W. Griffith, Frank E. Woods
Top Cast
Owen Moore
Colonial Army Messenger
James Kirkwood
Messenger's Father
Mary Pickford
Messenger's Sister
D.W. Griffith
Lottie Pickford
Mack Sennett
Hessian
George Siegmann
Hessian
Henry B. Walthall
Videos
1776 or the Hessian Renegades 1909 D. W. Griffith full movie
