The Spirit of ’76 (1917)

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Country: USA
Genres: Drama, History, War
Release: 1917-01-01
Director: George Siegmann
Writers: Robert Goldstein , George L. Hutchin
Language: None | English
Stars: Adda Gleason , Howard Gaye , George Chesebro , Dark Cloud , Doris Pawn , Jack Cosgrave , Norval MacGregor , Jane Novak , William Colby , Lottie Kruse
Runtime: min
Awards: N/A
AKA: The Spirit of '76 , The Spirit of '76 (United States of America) , 76年の精神 (Japan)
Plot: Catherine Montour and her brother, Lionel Esmond, are separated at childhood. Catherine then goes to England where she becomes mistress to George III. Aspiring to become queen of America, Catherine enlists George in her cause. When the colonies go to war with England, Paul Revere announces the arrival of the British, colonists and British troops exchange fire at the Battle of Lexington, and the Declaration of Independence is signed. The winter at Valley Forge, the Cherry Valley massacre and the surrender of Cornwallis occur, during which Catherine and her brother fall in love with each other. They are about to be married when they learn that they are siblings. Catherine, her ambitions crushed, attempts to return to the king's grace but fails.
IMDB:tt0182444