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1776: Restored Director's Cut (1972)
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John Cullum,
Howard Da Silva,
William Daniels,
Blythe Danner,
David Ford,
Ken Howard,
Donald Madden,
Roy Poole,
Virginia Vestoff
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Peter Hunt
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Drama,
Musical
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Columbia / TriStar
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English, French
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Length: |
166 mins
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"A wonderfully happy meeting of our distinct American history with that peculiarly American dramatic forum: the musical comedy."-Wall Street Journal
1776 is a delightful musical celebration of the founding of the United States of America based on the award-winning Broadway production.The story centers around the familiar historical characters as they organize a movement for independence from Mother England: the tough unyielding John Adams (William Daniels); the charming and pragmatic Benjamin Franklin (Howard Da Silva); the brilliant young Thomas Jefferson (Ken Howard), who is chosen to write the Declaration of Independence even as he longs for the company of his new bride Martha (Blythe Danner); and the rest of the Continental Congress.All events lead up t | | |
