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John Cullum | Edward Rutledge (SC) | |
Howard Da Silva | Dr. Benjamin Franklin (PA) | |
William Daniels | John Adams (MA) | |
Blythe Danner | ||
David Ford | Congressional President John Hancock (MA) | |
Ken Howard | Thomas Jefferson (VA) | |
Donald Madden | John Dickinson (PA) | |
Roy Poole | Stephen Hopkins (RI) | |
Virginia Vestoff | ||
Ron Holgate | Richard Henry Lee (VA) | |
Ray Middleton | Col. Thomas McKean (DE) | |
William Hansen | Caesar Rodney (DE) | |
Leo Leyden | George Read | |
John Myhers | Robert Livingston | |
William Bassett | Thomas Heyward, Jr. | |
Jack De Mave | John Penn | |
Gordon Devol | Thomas Lynch, Jr. |
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Producer | Jack Warner
Jack L. Warner |
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Writer | Peter Stone
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Cinematography | Harry STRADLING
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Musician | Sherman Edwards
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"A wonderfully happy meeting of our distinct American history with that peculiarly American dramatic forum: the musical comedy." -Wall Street Journal 1776 is a delightful musical celebration of the founding of the United States of America based on the award-winning Broadway production. The story centers around the familiar historical characters as they organize a movement for independence from Mother England: the tough unyielding John Adams (William Daniels); the charming and pragmatic Benjamin Franklin (Howard Da Silva); the brilliant young Thomas Jefferson (Ken Howard), who is chosen to write the Declaration of Independence even as he longs for the company of his new bride Martha (Blythe Danner); and the rest of the Continental Congress. All events lead up to that most significant date July 4, 1776 when the Declaration was signed. Wonderful songs combined with history make this excellent family viewing. |
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