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1776

1972, Movie, G, 141 mins

1776: Review

Neither particularly entertaining nor historically accurate, this is a musical attempt at reconstructing the drafting of the Declaration of Independence. The founding fathers are depicted as a less than exemplary lot, given to weakness and vices but nonetheless committed to liberty. At least, most of them are, and none more than John Adams (William Daniels), the Second Continental Congress' prime advocate of independence from England. Adams' abrasive personality works agains... read more leave a comment

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1776 -- (Movie Clip) He Plays the Violin

Martha Jefferson (Blythe Danner) leads Franklin (Howard Da Silva) and Adams (William Daniels) in Sherman Edwards' song about her husband Tom, in 1776, 1972.
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Posted: 7/3/2009

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1776 -- (Movie Clip) Lees of Old Virginia

Ron Holgate as the boisterous Richard Henry Lee leads John Adams (William Daniels) and Ben Franklin (Howard Da Silva) in Sherman Edwards' "The Lees of Old Virginia" from 1776, 1972.
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Posted: 7/3/2009

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1776 - (Original Trailer)

America's founding fathers work out their differences over the Declaration of Independence through song in the musical 1776 (1972).
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Posted: 1/9/2009

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1776 movie trailer - starring Howard Da Silva, William Daniels, Ken Howard, Donald Madden. Directed by Peter Hunt. Genre: Drama Rating: PG
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Length: 03:13
Posted: 3/17/2008

1776: Cast & Details

Year: 1972
Rated G

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Cast
William Daniels: John Adams
David Ford: John Hancock
Howard Da Silva: Benjamin Franklin
Donald Madden: John Dickinson
Emory Bass: James Wilson
Ken Howard: Thomas Jefferson

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