William Daniels
John Adams
Released
1776
“The award winning musical comes to the screen!”
PG · 1 Mar 1973 · 141 min · English
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The film
Synopsis
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.
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Cast & characters
Howard Da Silva
Dr. Benjamin Franklin
Ken Howard
Thomas Jefferson
Blythe Danner
Martha Jefferson
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Donald Madden
John Dickinson (PA)
John Cullum
Edward Rutledge (SC)
David Ford
Congressional President John Hancock (MA)
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Ron Holgate
Richard Henry Lee (VA)
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Emory Bass
James Wilson (PA)
Virginia Vestoff
Abigail Adams
William Hansen
Caesar Rodney (DE)
Roy Poole
Stephen Hopkins (RI)
Behind the camera
Key crew
- Director
- Peter H. Hunt
- Writing
- Sherman Edwards, Peter Stone, Peter Stone
- Cinematography
- Harry Stradling Jr.
- Original music
- Sherman Edwards
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