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Valley Forge is a 1975 videotaped adaptation of the 1934 Broadway play by Maxwell Anderson. Directed and produced by Fielder Cook. Originally broadcast as part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame series of specials.

Plot

The film concerns the American Revolutionary War encampment at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania and a planned escape by the men desperate to leave behind the terrible conditions of the winter.

Cast

• Richard Basehart as General George Washington
• Harry Andrews as General William Howe
• Simon Ward as Major John André
• Victor Garber as General Lafayette
• Christopher Walken as The Hessian
• Edward Herrmann as Congressman Folsom
• Nancy Marchand as Annie
• John Heard as Mr. Harvie
• Woodrow Parfrey as Minto
• Lane Smith as Spad
• Josef Sommer as Brig. Gen. 'Dusty' Varnum

Production

Writing

To condense the plot, the seventy-five-minute production entirely omits the play's principal female character, Mary Philipse.

Filming

Shot partly on location in Canada.

See also

• List of films about the American Revolution
• List of American films of 1975

External links

• Valley Forge at IMDb

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