1776

Name: 1776
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 1972-11-09
Duration: 2 h 21 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: William Daniels, Howard Da Silva, Ken Howard, Blythe Danner, Donald Madden

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1776 (1972)

Timing: 2:21 (141 min)

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Video for the film 1776 — Official Trailer

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Release date

1972-11-09

Country

United States

Production

Columbia Pictures, Jack L. Warner’s Productions

Genre

Drama, History

Budget

$6 000 000

Box office

$2 800 000

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Director

Peter H. Hunt

Actors

William Daniels, Howard Da Silva, Ken Howard, Blythe Danner, Donald Madden, John Cullum, David Ford, Ron Holgate, Emory Bass, Virginia Vestoff
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Scenario

Producer

Jack L. Warner

Camera operator

Harry Stradling Jr.

Composer

Sherman Edwards

Artist

Audition

Editing

Florence Williamson
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Short description

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.

What's left behind the scenes

The director's cut of the film is 168 minutes long. The DVD version has a runtime of 176 minutes. This version includes 35 minutes that were not in the video release.
The film is based on the 1969 Broadway musical, and many actors from that production also appeared in the film. Incidentally, Peter H. Hunt also directed the musical on Broadway.
The film's producer, Jack L. Warner, arranged a private screening for then-US President Richard Nixon. Nixon was offended by the song “Cool Hand Luke,” and at his request, it was cut from the release version. However, the song is included on the DVD release.
Actress Blythe Danner plays Martha Jefferson, the wife of President Thomas Jefferson, in the film. Two decades later, Danner's daughter, Gwyneth Paltrow, would play the same president’s daughter, Patsy, in “Jefferson in Paris” (1995).
The role of John Adams seemed to follow actor William Daniels. In addition to reprising it in the miniseries “The Rebels” (1979), he played Adams’ son, John Quincy Adams, in another miniseries, “The Adams Chronicles” (1976), and Adams’ brother, Samuel, in the television film “Bastard” (1978).