1776 (1972)
Overview
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $6,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $2,800,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 3.53 |
Directed By
Peter H. Hunt
Crew
Peter H. Hunt
Peter Stone
Peter Stone
Sherman Edwards
Sherman Edwards
Harry Stradling Jr.
George Jenkins
Patricia Zipprodt
William H. Ziegler
Florence Williamson
Arthur Piantadosi
Al Overton Jr.
George James Hopkins
Emmett Emerson
Sheldon Schrager
Marshall Schlom
Ernest Adler
Allan Snyder
Carmen Dirigo
Mickey Sherrard
Mentor Huebner
Ted Sebern
Michael Shurtleff
Eddie Sauter
Sherman Edwards
Onna White
Ray Heindorf
Ray Heindorf
Jack L. Warner
TOP 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)
Emory Bass
James Wilson (PA)
Virginia Vestoff
Abigail Adams
William Hansen
Caesar Rodney (DE)
Roy Poole
Stephen Hopkins (RI)
Ray Middleton
Col. Thomas McKean (DE)
Stephen Nathan
Courier
Ralston Hill
Charles Thomson
William Duell
Andrew McNair
James Noble
Rev. John Witherspoon (NJ)
Howard Caine
Lewis Morris (NY)
Peter Forster
Oliver Wolcott (CT)
John Myhers
Robert Livingston
Daniel Keyes
Dr. Josiah Bartlett (NH)
Rex Robbins
Roger Sherman (CT)
Leo Leydon
George Read (DE)
Charles Rule
Joseph Hewes (NC)
Patrick Hines
Samuel Chase (MD)
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