1776 (1972)

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Director:

Peter H. Hunt

Writers:

Sherman Edwards (play)
Peter Stone (play)
(more)

Release Date:

17 November 1972 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Family | History | Musical

Plot:

The film version of the Broadway musical comedy of the same name. In the days leading up to July 4, 1776...

Plot Keywords:

Thomas Jefferson | Broadway Musical | Declaration Of Independence | John Adams | Benjamin Franklin

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 nomination

Cast

William Daniels	...	John Adams (MA)
Howard Da Silva	...	Dr. Benjamin Franklin (PA)
Ken Howard	...	Thomas Jefferson (VA)
Donald Madden	...	John Dickinson (PA)
John Cullum	...	Edward Rutledge (SC)
Roy Poole	...	Stephen Hopkins (RI)
David Ford	...	Congressional President John Hancock (MA)
Ron Holgate	...	Richard Henry Lee (VA)
Ray Middleton	...	Col. Thomas McKean (DE)
William Hansen	...	Caesar Rodney (DE)
Blythe Danner	...	Martha Jefferson
Virginia Vestoff	...	Abigail Adams
Emory Bass	...	Judge James Wilson (PA)
Ralston Hill	...	Congressional Secretary Charles Thomson
Howard Caine	...	Lewis Morris (NY)
Patrick Hines	...	Samuel Chase (MD)
William Duell	...	Andrew McNair, Congressional Custodian
Daniel Keyes	...	Dr. Josiah Bartlett (NH)
Leo Leyden	...	George Read (DE)
Stephen Nathan	...	Courier
Jonathan Moore	...	Dr. Lyman Hall (GA)
James Noble	...	Rev. John Witherspoon (NJ)
John Myhers	...	Robert Livingston (NY)
Rex Robbins	...	Roger Sherman (CT)
Charles Rule	...	Joseph Hewes (NC)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Andy Albin	...	William Paca (MD) (uncredited)
William Bassett	...	Thomas Heyward, Jr. (SC) (uncredited)
Jack De Mave	...	John Penn (NC) (uncredited)
Gordon Devol	...	Thomas Lynch, Jr. (SC) (uncredited)
Frederic Downs	...	Samuel Huntington (CT) (uncredited)
Peter Forster	...	Oliver Wolcott (CT) (uncredited)
John Holland	...	William Whipple (NH) (uncredited)
Heber Jentzsch	...	Charles Carroll (MD) (uncredited)
Richard McMurray	...	Francis Lewis (NY) (uncredited)
Mark Montgomery	...	Leather Apron (uncredited)
Barry O'Hara	...	George Walton (GA) (uncredited)
Dick O'Shea	...	Francis Hopkinson (NJ) (uncredited)
Jordan Rhodes	...	William Hooper (NC) (uncredited)
Fred Slyter	...	Richard Stockton (NJ) (uncredited)

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 Companies

• Columbia Pictures Corporation

Distributors

• Columbia Pictures (1972) (USA) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1976) (USA) (TV) (original airing)

MPAA:

Rated PG for language. (edited version)

Runtime:

142 min | 168 min (director's cut) | 180 min (Laserdisc version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:G | USA:PG (longer video version) | Singapore:PG

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

Of all the actors in this movie, only William Daniels and Ken Howard play future presidents of the United States. Both actors were, in fact, future presidents of the Screen Actors Guild. William Daniels was elected in 1999 and Ken Howard was elected ten years later.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: Southern delegates sing about "moving to the right", but right/left political orientation originated in the assemblies of the French Revolutionary governments, at least a dozen years later.

Quotes:

Dr. Benjamin Franklin: No wonder the man couldn't write! Who could think of independence being married to her?

Movie Connections:

Featured in Playing Columbine (2008)

Soundtrack:

Yours, Yours, Yours

I see fireworks,pomp and parades

I promised my mother that I would once again put this wonderful movie on the video player this week end. There is a wonderful comment in the book "Lets put on a musical" about the fact that half way through the story you wonder if you really do know how it is going to end!

William Daniels,is of course spectacular as John Adams,the linchpin of the show. Howard DaSilva and Franklin is just jaded enough(read dirty old man), and Ken Howard is delightful as Jeffrson. One person who was not in the stage production but is a definite asset to the movie is John Cullum as Rutledge.especially in his big solo number,Molasses to Rum.

A real treat for eyes and ears ,and a history lesson to boot.