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1776 (1972)

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Reviews Counted: 13

Fresh: 7

Rotten:6

Average Rating: 6.5/10

Runtime: 2 hrs 56 mins

Genre: Musical & Performing Arts

Synopsis: This acclaimed film version of Peter Stone's Pulitzer Prize-winning musical, which was one of the last big-budget studio musicals, stars William Daniels (TV's Saint Elsewhere) as John Adams and Howard Da Silva as Ben Franklin. A... This acclaimed film version of Peter Stone's Pulitzer Prize-winning musical, which was one of the last big-budget studio musicals, stars William Daniels (TV's Saint Elsewhere) as John Adams and Howard Da Silva as Ben Franklin. A rollicking, anachronistic treatment of the creation of the Declaration of Independence, with the American forefathers conducting themselves with uncharacterstic--and comical--indignity. Academy Award Nominations: Best Cinematography (Harry Stradling, Jr.) [More]

Starring: William Daniels, David Ford, Howard Da Silva, Donald Madden

Starring: William Daniels, David Ford, Howard Da Silva, Donald Madden, Emory Bass, Ken Howard, Ronald Holgate, Rex Robbins, Peter Forster, Frederic Downs, Howard Caine, John Myhers, Richard McMurray, John Cullum, Gordon Devol, William H. Bassett, Jonathan Moore, William F. Engle, Barry O'Hara, William Hansen, Ray Middleton, Leo Leyden, Patrick Hines, Heber Jentzsch, Andy Albin, Charles Rule, Jack De Mave, Jordan Rhodes, Roy Poole, James Noble, Richard O'Shea, Fred Slyter, Daniel Keyes, John Holland, Ralston Hill, Stephen Nathan, William Duell, Mark Montgomery, Blythe Danner, Virginia Vestoff, Jack Warner

Director: Peter H. Hunt

Director: Peter H. Hunt
Story: Peter Stone, Sherman Edwards
Screenwriter: Peter Stone
Composer: Sherman Edwards

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Jul 2, 2002

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DVD Features:

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  • Widescreen - 2.35

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A star-spangled, all-singing delight.

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A wonderful, witty underrated musical. A 4th of July tradition in my house.

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Eric Lurio
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Long and boring musical about the American Revolution.

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Philip Martin
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A whole lotta toe-tappin' musical patriotism.

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Americans have a propensity for getting chummy with heroic figures of the past -- a tendency on display in this lightly amusing history lesson.

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