The award winning musical comes to the screen!
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.
Director: Peter H. Hunt
Screenplay: Peter Stone
Director of Photography: Harry Stradling Jr.
Producer: Jack L. Warner
John Adams
Dr. Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
Martha Jefferson
John Dickinson (PA)
Edward Rutledge (SC)
Congressional President John Hancock (MA)
Richard Henry Lee (VA)
Official Trailer
1776 (1972) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]