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1776

The award winning musical comes to the screen!

6.919722h 21mG
DramaHistory

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.

Directed by Peter H. Hunt

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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

John Dickinson (PA)

John Cullum

John Cullum

Edward Rutledge (SC)

David Ford

David Ford

Congressional President John Hancock (MA)

Ron Holgate

Richard Henry Lee (VA)

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