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1776(1972)

The award winning musical comes to the screen!

6.9(87)2h 21m1972-11-09

DramaHistory

Overview

Colonial representatives gather in Philadelphia with the aim of establishing a set of governmental rules for the burgeoning United States. Benjamin Franklin and John Adams charge Thomas Jefferson with the task of writing a statement announcing the new country's emancipation from British rule.

Director:: Peter H. Hunt
Writers:: Peter Stone, Peter Stone, Sherman Edwards
Producers:: Jack L. Warner
Cinematographer:: Harry Stradling Jr.
Composer:: Sherman Edwards
Production:: Columbia Pictures, Jack L. Warner Productions
Budget:: $6,000,000
Revenue:: $2,800,000
Status:: Released

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Cast

William Daniels

William Daniels

John Adams

Howard Da Silva

Howard Da Silva

Dr. Benjamin Franklin

Ken Howard

Ken Howard

Thomas Jefferson

Blythe Danner

Blythe Danner

Martha Jefferson

Donald Madden

Donald Madden

John Dickinson (PA)

John Cullum

John Cullum

Edward Rutledge (SC)

David Ford

David Ford

Congressional President John Hancock (MA)

Ron Holgate

Ron Holgate

Richard Henry Lee (VA)

Emory Bass

Emory Bass

James Wilson (PA)

Virginia Vestoff

Virginia Vestoff

Abigail Adams

William Hansen

William Hansen

Caesar Rodney (DE)

Roy Poole

Roy Poole

Stephen Hopkins (RI)