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1776
1776
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  2. 1776

1776

1972
2h 21m
Drama
History

Status

Released

Release

1972

Runtime

2h 21m

Where to Watch

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Storyline

"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.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
2h 21m
Nov 9, 1972
Languages
English
Director
Peter H. Hunt
Production
Columbia Pictures
Columbia Pictures
Jack L. Warner Productions
Jack L. Warner Productions
Production Countries
United States of America

Top Cast

25 Cast Members

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

John Dickinson (PA)

John Cullum

John Cullum

Edward Rutledge (SC)

David Ford

Congressional President John Hancock (MA)

Ron Holgate

Richard Henry Lee (VA)

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)

Ray Middleton

Ray Middleton

Col. Thomas McKean (DE)

Stephen Nathan

Stephen Nathan

Courier

Ralston Hill

Charles Thomson

William Duell

William Duell

Andrew McNair

James Noble

James Noble

Rev. John Witherspoon (NJ)

Howard Caine

Howard Caine

Lewis Morris (NY)

Peter Forster

Peter Forster

Oliver Wolcott (CT)

John Myhers

John Myhers

Robert Livingston

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