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1776

19726.8 / 10141 min
Drama, History

Overview

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.

Cast

William Daniels

William Daniels

John Adams

Howard Da Silva

Howard Da Silva

Dr. Benjamin Franklin

Ken Howard

Ken Howard

Thomas Jefferson

Blythe Danner

Blythe Danner

Martha Jefferson

Donald Madden

Donald Madden

John Dickinson (PA)

John Cullum

John Cullum

Edward Rutledge (SC)

David Ford

David Ford

Congressional President John Hancock (MA)

Ron Holgate

Ron Holgate

Richard Henry Lee (VA)

Emory Bass

Emory Bass

James Wilson (PA)

Virginia Vestoff

Virginia Vestoff

Abigail Adams

William Hansen

William Hansen

Caesar Rodney (DE)

Roy Poole

Roy Poole

Stephen Hopkins (RI)

Ray Middleton

Ray Middleton

Col. Thomas McKean (DE)

Stephen Nathan

Stephen Nathan

Courier

Ralston Hill

Ralston Hill

Charles Thomson

William Duell

William Duell

Andrew McNair

James Noble

James Noble

Rev. John Witherspoon (NJ)

Howard Caine

Howard Caine

Lewis Morris (NY)

Peter Forster

Peter Forster

Oliver Wolcott (CT)

John Myhers

John Myhers

Robert Livingston

Daniel Keyes

Daniel Keyes

Dr. Josiah Bartlett (NH)

Rex Robbins

Rex Robbins

Roger Sherman (CT)

Leo Leydon

Leo Leydon

George Read (DE)

Charles Rule

Charles Rule

Joseph Hewes (NC)

Patrick Hines

Patrick Hines

Samuel Chase (MD)

Crew

Peter H. Hunt

Peter H. Hunt

Director

Peter Stone

Peter Stone

Screenplay

Sherman Edwards

Sherman Edwards

Theatre Play

Peter Stone

Peter Stone

Theatre Play

Sherman Edwards

Sherman Edwards

Songs

Arthur Piantadosi

Arthur Piantadosi

Sound

Allan Snyder

Allan Snyder

Makeup Artist

Onna White

Onna White

Choreographer

Al Overton Jr.

Al Overton Jr.

Sound

William H. Ziegler

William H. Ziegler

Supervising Film Editor

George James Hopkins

George James Hopkins

Set Decoration

Sheldon Schrager

Sheldon Schrager

Assistant Director

Mickey Sherrard

Mickey Sherrard

Costumer

Ted Sebern

Ted Sebern

Music Editor

Harry Stradling Jr.

Harry Stradling Jr.

Director of Photography

Carmen Dirigo

Carmen Dirigo

Hairstylist

Michael Shurtleff

Michael Shurtleff

Casting Consultant

Eddie Sauter

Eddie Sauter

Orchestrator

Patricia Zipprodt

Patricia Zipprodt

Costume Design

Florence Williamson

Florence Williamson

Editor

Ernest Adler

Ernest Adler

Hairstylist

Emmett Emerson

Emmett Emerson

Unit Production Manager

Marshall Schlom

Marshall Schlom

Script Supervisor

Ray Heindorf

Ray Heindorf

Music Supervisor

Mentor Huebner

Mentor Huebner

Title Designer

Sherman Edwards

Sherman Edwards

Original Music Composer

Ray Heindorf

Ray Heindorf

Conductor

George Jenkins

George Jenkins

Art Direction

Jack L. Warner

Jack L. Warner

Producer