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1776; or, The Hessian Renegades
(1909) United States of America
B&W : One reel / 965 feet
Directed by D.W. Griffith

Cast: Owen Moore, James Kirkwood, Kate Bruce, Mary Pickford, Gertrude Robinson, Frank Powell, William A. Quirk (Billy Quirk)

Biograph Company production; distributed by Biograph Company. / Cinematography by Arthur Marvin and G.W. Bitzer. / © 9 September 1909 by Biograph Company [J131458]. Released 6 September 1909. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Drama: Historical.

Survival status: Print exists.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Soldiers - Weapons: Guns - USA

Listing updated: 19 January 2009.

References: Barry-Griffith p. 41; Blum-Silent p. 13; Eyman-Pickford p. 324; Pitts-Hollywood p. 3; Spehr-American p. 3 : Website-AFI.

Home video: DVD.