1776, or The Hessian Renegades(1909)

movie - first aired/released 1909-09-06 - audience 5.2

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.