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1776, or The Hessian Renegades 1909 Directed by D.W. Griffith

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.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language No Language
Gneres Drama , History , War
Production Company American Mutoscope & Biograph
Release Date 6 September 1909
10 mins
Cast
Owen Moore
Owen Moore Colonial Army Messenger
James Kirkwood
James Kirkwood Messenger's Father
Mary Pickford
Mary Pickford Messenger's Sister
D.W. Griffith
D.W. Griffith
Lottie Pickford
Lottie Pickford
Mack Sennett
Mack Sennett Hessian
George Siegmann
George Siegmann Hessian
Henry B. Walthall
Henry B. Walthall
Florence Lawrence
Florence Lawrence
Kate Bruce
Kate Bruce Soldier's Family
Robert Harron
Robert Harron Farmer
Arthur V. Johnson
Arthur V. Johnson Hessian
Wilfred Lucas
Wilfred Lucas
George Nichols
George Nichols Hessian
Billy Quirk
Billy Quirk Hessian
Gertrude Robinson
Gertrude Robinson Soldier's Family
Crew
Director
D.W. Griffith
D.W. Griffith
Writers
D.W. Griffith
D.W. Griffith
Frank E. Woods
Frank E. Woods
Cinematography
Billy Bitzer
Billy Bitzer
Arthur Marvin
Arthur Marvin