UNITED STATES · 1909

1776, Or the Hessian Renegade

D.W. Griffith
Classical Hollywood American Revolution military courier civilian resistance wartime espionage community solidarity
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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.

Year1909
CountryUnited States
DirectorD.W. Griffith
1776, Or the Hessian Renegade poster

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