Film

1776

1972 · 2h 21m · Drama · History

The award winning musical comes to the screen!

IMDb

7.6

Rotten Tomatoes

68%

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.

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

• Peter H. HuntDirector
• Peter StoneScreenplay
• Jack L. WarnerProducer
• Harry Stradling Jr.Director of Photography
• Sherman EdwardsOriginal Music Composer
• Florence WilliamsonEditor

Official Trailer1776 (1972) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]

Release date

November 9, 1972

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

2h 21m

Rated

G

Budget

$6,000,000

Revenue

$2,800,000

Genres

Drama, History

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