1776 (1972)

Name: 1776
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 1972-11-09
Duration: 141 min
Cast: William Daniels, Howard Da Silva, Ken Howard, Blythe Danner, Donald Madden

The award winning musical comes to the screen!

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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Released 1972-11-09 · 141 min · Drama, History

Directed by Peter H. Hunt

Cast

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)
David Ford as Congressional President John Hancock (MA)
Ron Holgate as Richard Henry Lee (VA)
Emory Bass as James Wilson (PA)
Virginia Vestoff as Abigail Adams
William Hansen as Caesar Rodney (DE)
Roy Poole as Stephen Hopkins (RI)
Ray Middleton as Col. Thomas McKean (DE)
Stephen Nathan as Courier
Ralston Hill as Charles Thomson