DramaHistory
1776
"The award winning musical comes to the screen!"
User Score82 votes
68%6.8/10
Release1972→
Runtime2H 21M
LanguageEnglish
StatusReleased
Synopsis
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.
Principal Cast8
William Daniels
John Adams
Howard Da Silva
Dr. Benjamin Franklin
Ken Howard
Thomas Jefferson
Blythe Danner
Martha Jefferson
Donald Madden
John Dickinson (PA)
John Cullum
Edward Rutledge (SC)
David Ford
Congressional President John Hancock (MA)
Ron Holgate
Richard Henry Lee (VA)
Media35
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Director
Peter H. Hunt
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Budget$6M
Revenue$3M
Certification
GKeywords
philadelphia, pennsylvaniacongressmusicalbased on true storybased on play or musical18th centuryfounding fathersdeclaration of independence
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Countries:United States of America
Production:Columbia PicturesJack L. Warner Productions