1776
“The award winning musical comes to the screen!”
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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Cast
26 people
William Daniels
John Adams
Known for
Knight Rider
Boy Meets World
Howard Da Silva
Dr. Benjamin Franklin
Known for
The Lost Weekend
They Live by Night
Ken Howard
Thomas Jefferson
Known for
The Judge
Michael Clayton
Blythe Danner
Martha Jefferson
Known for
Meet the Parents
The Lucky One
Donald Madden
John Dickinson (PA)
Also in
Life on the Mississippi
Espionage
John Cullum
Edward Rutledge (SC)
Known for
Before We Go
Northern Exposure
David Ford
Congressional President John Hancock (MA)
Known for
Dark Shadows
Ron Holgate
Richard Henry Lee (VA)
Emory Bass
James Wilson (PA)
Known for
The Cheap Detective
Virginia Vestoff
Abigail Adams
Known for
A Wedding
William Hansen
Caesar Rodney (DE)
Known for
Fail Safe
Willard
Roy Poole
Stephen Hopkins (RI)
Known for
Experiment in Terror
Mandingo
Peter H. Hunt Director · Peter Stone Screenplay Sherman Edwards Author
Worldwide gross $2.8M · Budget $6M · United States release November 9, 1972
Box office
Budget
$6,000,000
Worldwide gross
$2,800,000
Gross vs. budget
0.5×
Production
Columbia Pictures
Production · Studio
Jack L. Warner Productions
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · November 9, 1972
Limited theatrical · New York City, New York
United States
November 17, 1972 · Theatrical
Germany
January 14, 1976 · TV
United Kingdom
March 1, 1973 · Theatrical
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