1776 · 1972

1776

«The award winning musical comes to the screen!»

Peter H. Hunt · 141 min · United States of America

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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Budget

$6,000,000

Worldwide revenue

$2,800,000

Production companies

Columbia Pictures, Jack L. Warner Productions

Locations

Setting

Filadelfia

Locations: Wikidata · Data: TMDB / OMDb

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)