1776 (1972) [G]
Featuring:
William Daniels, Howard Da Silva, Ken Howard
Written by:
Peter Stone
Sherman Edwards
Directed by:
Peter H. Hunt
Release Date:
November 9, 1972
Original Title:
1776
Genres:
Drama | History
Production Companies:
Columbia Pictures
Jack L. Warner Productions
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
GB: PG US: G
Runtime: 141
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.
The film version of the Broadway musical comedy of the same name. In the days leading up to July 4, 1776, Continental Congressmen John Adams and Benjamin Franklin coerce Thomas Jefferson into writing the Declaration of Independence as a delaying tactic as they try to persuade the American colonies to support a resolution on independence. As George Washington sends depressing messages describing one military disaster after another, the businessmen, landowners and slave holders in Congress all stand in the way of the Declaration, and a single "nay" vote will forever end the question of independence. Large portions of spoken and sung dialog are taken directly from the letters and memoirs of the actual participants.
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