1776 (1972)
The award winning musical comes to the screen!
141 min
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.
- Release date
- November 9, 1972
- Country of origin
- United States
- Budget
- $6,000,000
- Box office
- $2,800,000
Trailer
Cast
- William Daniels as John Adams (MA)
- Howard Da Silva as Dr. Benjamin Franklin (PA)
- Ken Howard as Thomas Jefferson (VA)
- Donald Madden as John Dickinson (PA)
- John Cullum as Edward Rutledge (SC)
- Roy Poole as Stephen Hopkins (RI)
- David Ford as Congressional President John Hancock (MA)
- Ron Holgate as Richard Henry Lee (VA)
- Ray Middleton as Col. Thomas McKean (DE)
- William Hansen as Caesar Rodney (DE)
Crew
- Peter H. Hunt · Director
- Peter Stone · Writer
- Sherman Edwards · Writer
- Jack L. Warner · Producer
- Sherman Edwards · Composer
- Harry Stradling Jr. · Cinematographer
- Florence Williamson · Editor
- William H. Ziegler · Editor
- Michael Shurtleff · Casting director
- George Jenkins · Production designer