1776

1776 (1972)

The award winning musical comes to the screen!

  • Genre: Drama, History
  • Release Date: 1972-11-09
  • User Rating: 6.9/10 from 68 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 21min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Columbia Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Peter H. Hunt
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Summary

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.

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  • William Daniels

    as John Adams

  • Howard Da Silva

    as Dr. Benjamin Franklin

  • Ken Howard

    as Thomas Jefferson

  • Blythe Danner

    as Martha Jefferson

  • Donald Madden

    as John Dickinson (PA)

  • John Cullum

    as Edward Rutledge (SC)

  • Roy Poole

    as Stephen Hopkins (RI)

  • David Ford

    as Congressional President John Hancock (MA)

  • Ron Holgate

    as Richard Henry Lee (VA)

  • William Hansen

    as Caesar Rodney (DE)

  • Ray Middleton

    as Col. Thomas McKean (DE)

  • Virginia Vestoff

    as Abigail Adams

  • Howard Caine

    as Lewis Morris (NY)

  • Stephen Nathan

    as Courier

  • Daniel Keyes

    as Dr. Josiah Bartlett (NH)

  • Peter Forster

    as Oliver Wolcott (CT)

  • John Myhers

    as Robert Livingston
Directing Peter H. Hunt Director
Writing Sherman Edwards Theatre Play
Writing Peter Stone Screenplay
Writing Peter Stone Theatre Play
Sound Sherman Edwards Music
Production Jack L. Warner Producer
Crew Harry Stradling Jr. Cinematography
Sound Sherman Edwards Songs

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