ENESPT
1776

1776 (1972)★ 7.9/10

G · US · 141 min · November 9, 1972

  • Drama
  • Family
  • History
  • Musical

Directed by: Peter H. Hunt

Written by: Peter Stone, Sherman Edwards

Adams, Franklin, and Jefferson battle divided Congress in 1776 to draft the Declaration, as one vote could end the quest for independence.

Directed by

Peter H. Hunt

Written by

Peter StoneSherman Edwards

Cast & crew

William DanielsJohn Adams (MA)Howard Da SilvaDr. Benjamin Franklin (PA)Ken HowardThomas Jefferson (VA)Donald MaddenJohn Dickinson (PA)John CullumEdward Rutledge (SC)Roy PooleStephen Hopkins (RI)David FordCongressional President John Hancock (MA)Ron HolgateRichard Henry Lee (VA)Ray MiddletonCol. Thomas McKean (DE)William HansenCaesar Rodney (DE)Blythe DannerMartha JeffersonVirginia VestoffAbigail AdamsEmory BassJudge James Wilson (PA)Ralston HillCongressional Secretary Charles ThomsonHoward CaineLewis Morris (NY)Patrick HinesSamuel Chase (MD)William DuellAndrew McNair, Congressional CustodianDaniel KeyesDr. Josiah Bartlett (NH)Leo LeydenGeorge Read (DE)Stephen NathanCourierJonathan MooreDr. Lyman Hall (GA)James NobleRev. John Witherspoon (NJ)John MyhersRobert Livingston (NY)Rex RobbinsRoger Sherman (CT)Charles RuleJoseph Hewes (NC)Andy AlbinWilliam Paca (MD) (uncredited)William BassettThomas Heyward, Jr. (SC) (uncredited)Nicolas CosterSouth Carolina Delegate (uncredited)Jack De MaveJohn Penn (NC) (uncredited)Gordon De VolThomas Lynch, Jr. (SC) (uncredited)Frederic DownsSamuel Huntington (CT) (uncredited)Peter ForsterOliver Wolcott (CT) (uncredited)John HollandWilliam Whipple (NH) (uncredited)Heber JentzschCharles Carroll (MD) (uncredited)Richard McMurrayFrancis Lewis (NY) (uncredited)Mark MontgomeryLeather Apron (uncredited)Barry O'HaraGeorge Walton (GA) (uncredited)Dick O'SheaFrancis Hopkinson (NJ) (uncredited)Jordan RhodesWilliam Hooper (NC) (uncredited)Fred SlyterRichard Stockton (NJ) (uncredited)