Valley Forge is a 1975 American made-for-television film adaptation of the 1934 Broadway play written by Maxwell Anderson, directed and produced by Fielder Cook. Originally broadcast as part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame series of specials.

Valley Forge
GenreDrama
War
Screenplay bySidney Carroll
Story byMaxwell Anderson (play)
Directed byFielder Cook
StarringRichard Basehart
Harry Andrews
Simon Ward
Theme music composerVladimir Solinsky
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerDuane Bogie (credited as Duane C. Bogie)
ProducerFielder Cook
Running time75 minutes
Production companiesClarion Productions
Columbia Pictures Television
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Original release
NetworkNBC
Release3 December 1975 (1975-12-03)

Plot

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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

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Production

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Writing

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

Filming

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Shot partly on location in Canada.

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