1776 1972
“The award winning musical comes to the screen!”
★ 6.9/10 G DramaHistory Released
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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.
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Cast
William Daniels
John Adams
Howard Da Silva
Dr. Benjamin Franklin
Ken Howard
Thomas Jefferson
Blythe Danner
Martha Jefferson
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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)