1776 (1972)

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Every American should watch this once a year.

August 26, 2010 Full Review

Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Semi-successful transfer to the big screen of the 1969 Broadway musical hit, nominated for the Best Cinematography Oscar.

August 10, 2005 Full Review

Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

A star-spangled, all-singing delight.

February 18, 2005

Carol Cling

Las Vegas Review-Journal

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

July 23, 2004

Bob Bloom

Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)

Long and boring musical about the American Revolution.

February 9, 2004 Full Review

Dennis Schwartz

Ozus' World Movie Reviews

A whole lotta toe-tappin' musical patriotism.

July 26, 2002

Scott Weinberg

eFilmCritic.com

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

July 4, 2002 Full Review

Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

Spirituality and Practice

• 1. John Adams: In the middle of the afternoon?
  – Submitted by Willie J (8 months ago)
• 1. John Adams: Thomas Jefferson: the Dove....
  2. John Adams: ...the eagle!
  3. Benjamin Franklin: The turkey.
  4. John Adams: the eagle is a majestic bird!
  5. Benjamin Franklin: The eagle is a scavenger, a thief and coward. A symbol of over ten centuries of European mischief.
  6. John Adams: The turkey?
  7. Benjamin Franklin: A truly noble bird. Native American, a source of sustenance to our original settlers, and an incredibly brave fellow who wouldn't flinch from attacking a whole regiment of Englishmen single-handedly! Therefore, the national bird of America is going to be...
  8. John Adams: [insistently] The Eagle!
  – Submitted by Mj s (13 months ago)
• 1. Stephen Hopkins: That's quite a large signature, Johnny.
  2. John Hancock: So fat George can read it in London without his reading glasses!
  – Submitted by Mj s (13 months ago)
• 1. Stephen Hopkins: Ah, Ben! I want you to see some cards I'd gone and had printed up. Oughta save everybody here a lot of time and effort, considering the epidemic of bad disposition that's been going on around here lately. 'Dear Sir, you are without any doubt, a rogue, a rascal, a villain, a thief, a scoundrel, and a mean, dirty, stinking, sniveling, sneaking, pimping, pocket-picking, thrice double-damned no-good son of a bitch.' and you sign your name - what do you think?
  2. Benjamin Franklin: I'll take a dozen, right now.
  – Submitted by Mj s (13 months ago)
• 1. Martha Jefferson: Dickinson wants 'tyrant' removed from the Declaration
  2. Thomas Jefferson: Just a moment, Mr. Thomson. I do not consent. The king is a tyrant whether we say so or not. We might as well say so.
  3. Secretary Charles Thomson: But I already scratched it out.
  4. Thomas Jefferson: Then scratch it back in!
  5. John Hancock: Put it back, Mr. Thomson. The King will remain a tyrant.
  – Submitted by Mj s (13 months ago)
• 1. John Adams: They won't be happy until they remove one of the F's from Jefferson's name!
  – Submitted by Mj s (13 months ago)

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