1776, or The Hessian Renegades
D.W. GriffithCast
Owen Moore Linda Arvidson 
Kate Bruce William J. Butler Verner Clarges D.W. Griffith
Credits
Written by: D.W. Griffith
Plot
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.
Sinekatalog’s take
A young soldier carrying a vital message runs for his life in a Revolutionary War chase picture. It is a short, brisk bit of patriotic adventure that shows Griffith's early knack for cross-cutting tension.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 5.4 / 10 (238 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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