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Release Date:
17 November 1972 (USA)
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Plot:
The film version of the Broadway musical comedy of the same name. In the days leading up to July 4, 1776...
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Nominated for Oscar.
Another 1 nomination
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Big laughs, poignant moments, sweetest love songs.
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Cast
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Directed by | |||
| Peter H. Hunt | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Sherman Edwards | play | |
| Peter Stone | play | |
| Peter Stone | screenplay | |
Produced by | |||
| Jack L. Warner | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Sherman Edwards | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Harry Stradling Jr. | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Florence Williamson | |||
| William H. Ziegler | |||
Casting by | |||
| Michael Shurtleff | |||
Production Design by | |||
| George Jenkins | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| George Jenkins | |||
| John Jay Moore | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| George James Hopkins | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Patricia Zipprodt | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Ernest Adler | .... | hair designer | |
| Carmen Dirigo | .... | hair stylist | |
| Allan Snyder | .... | makeup artist | |
Production Management | |||
| Emmett Emerson | .... | unit production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Sheldon Schrager | .... | assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| John Roche | .... | construction | |
Sound Department | |||
| Al Overton Jr. | .... | sound | |
| Arthur Piantadosi | .... | sound | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Mickey Sherrard | .... | costumer: men | |
Music Department | |||
| Ray Heindorf | .... | music supervisor | |
| Ray Heindorf | .... | musical director | |
| Peter Howard | .... | music arranger: dance music | |
| Eddie Sauter | .... | orchestrator | |
| Ted Sebern | .... | music editor | |
Other crew | |||
| Mentor Huebner | .... | titles | |
| Marshall Schlom | .... | script supervisor | |
| Onna White | .... | choreographer | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Columbia Pictures (1972) (USA) (theatrical)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video
- National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1976) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
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Rated PG for language. (edited version)
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Runtime:
142 min | 168 min (director's cut) | 180 min (Laserdisc version)
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Color (Eastmancolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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The final shot required the camera to pull back to show the entire Congressional chamber. However, there was not enough room on the set for the camera truck to pull back far enough. Since the sound stages being used were slated to be demolished after production ended, and this was the final shot being done, a large hole was made in the wall - with the camera truck protruding outdoors after pulling all the way back. As it turned out, the sound stages were never demolished and the wall was rebuilt.
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Factual errors: At the Congress, John Adams says Benjamin Franklin "smote the ground, and out sprang George Washington, fully grown and on his horse. Franklin then electrified them with his miraculous lightning rod and the three of them - Franklin, Washington, and the horse - conducted the entire Revolution all by themselves." Adams made that speech in April of 1790, after Franklin was dead.
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Quotes:
Dr. Benjamin Franklin:
If Sam Adams can't put up with you, no one can.
John Adams: You're getting at something.
Dr. Benjamin Franklin: How can you tell?
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John Adams: You're getting at something.
Dr. Benjamin Franklin: How can you tell?
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Playing Columbine (2008)
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Soundtrack:
Sit Down, John
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Who is Botticelli?Did the New York delegation abstain from voting every time?
Was Rodney really dying?
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Although at first, it's surprising to see a musical about the writing of the Declaration of Independence, the viewer is soon caught up in the politics and emotions of this important American event. It should be watched more than once, because it can be appreciated on several different levels. There are some of the biggest laughs, some of the most poignant moments, and the sweetest love songs you'll see in movies. Much of the dialog is taken straight from the documented letters and conversations of the principal characters, and we get to see them as real people with real worries and real feelings, rather than as the marble statues seen in the history books. This is definitely a must-see movie (and stage play, if you get the chance), and one you won't forget.