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1776

1776

The award winning musical comes to the screen!
Nov 09, 1972 2h 21m
6.8
75 votes

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.

Title 1776
Companies Columbia Pictures, Jack L. Warner Productions
Countries United States of America
Keywords philadelphia, pennsylvania, congress, musical, based on true story, based on play or musical, 18th century, founding fathers, declaration of independence
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)
Ray Middleton

Ray Middleton

Col. Thomas McKean (DE)
Ralston Hill

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
Daniel Keyes

Daniel Keyes

Dr. Josiah Bartlett (NH)
Rex Robbins

Rex Robbins

Roger Sherman (CT)
Leo Leydon

Leo Leydon

George Read (DE)
Charles Rule

Charles Rule

Joseph Hewes (NC)
Patrick Hines

Patrick Hines

Samuel Chase (MD)