1776

1776

142 mins | Drama, History | Nov. 9, 1972

The film focuses on the representatives of the Thirteen original colonies who participated in the Second Continental Congress. 1776 depicts the three months of deliberation (and, oftentimes, acrimonious debate) that led up to the signing of one of the most important documents in the History of the United States, the Declaration of Independence.

1776

142 mins | Drama, History | Nov. 9, 1972

1776
The film focuses on the representatives of the Thirteen original colonies who participated in the Second Continental Congress. 1776 depicts the three months of deliberation (and, oftentimes, acrimonious debate) that led up to the signing of one of the most important documents in the History of the United States, the Declaration of Independence.
IMDb rating 7.6
Producers Columbia Pictures
Original title 1776
Directors Peter H. Hunt
Writers Sherman Edwards, Peter Stone

Cast

William Daniels

as John Adams

Howard Da Silva

as Dr. Benjamin Franklin

Ken Howard

as Thomas Jefferson

Blythe Danner

as Martha Jefferson

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)

William Hansen

as Caesar Rodney (DE)

Ray Middleton

as Col. Thomas McKean (DE)

Virginia Vestoff

as Abigail Adams

Howard Caine

as Lewis Morris (NY)

Stephen Nathan

as Courier