1776

1776 (1972)

The award winning musical comes to the screen!

Drama History

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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  • Release Date: 1972-11-09
  • Runtime: 2h 21min
  • Director: Peter H. Hunt

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Cast

  • 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)

  • Emory Bass

    James Wilson (PA)

  • Virginia Vestoff

    Abigail Adams

  • William Hansen

    Caesar Rodney (DE)

  • Roy Poole

    Stephen Hopkins (RI)

  • Ray Middleton

    Col. Thomas McKean (DE)

  • Stephen Nathan

    Courier

  • Ralston Hill

    Charles Thomson

  • William Duell

    Andrew McNair

  • James Noble

    Rev. John Witherspoon (NJ)

  • Howard Caine

    Lewis Morris (NY)

  • Peter Forster

    Oliver Wolcott (CT)

  • John Myhers

    Robert Livingston

  • Daniel Keyes

    Dr. Josiah Bartlett (NH)

  • Rex Robbins

    Roger Sherman (CT)

  • Leo Leydon

    George Read (DE)

  • Charles Rule

    Joseph Hewes (NC)

  • Patrick Hines

    Samuel Chase (MD)

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