Movie
1776
Released: November 9, 1972 (1972)
Runtime: 141 minutes
Genres: Drama, History
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.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Howard Da Silva as Dr. Benjamin Franklin
Age at release: 63
- Emory Bass as James Wilson (PA)
Age at release: 47
- William Daniels as John Adams
Age at release: 45
- Donald Madden as John Dickinson (PA)
Age at release: 44
- John Cullum as Edward Rutledge (SC)
Age at release: 42
- Virginia Vestoff as Abigail Adams
Age at release: 32
- Blythe Danner as Martha Jefferson
Age at release: 29
- Ken Howard as Thomas Jefferson
Age at release: 28
- David Ford as Congressional President John Hancock (MA)
Age at release: Unknown
- Ron Holgate as Richard Henry Lee (VA)
Age at release: Unknown
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- Ray Middleton as Col. Thomas McKean (DE)
Age at release: 65
- William Hansen as Caesar Rodney (DE)
Age at release: 61
- Daniel Keyes as Dr. Josiah Bartlett (NH)
Age at release: 58
- Peter Forster as Oliver Wolcott (CT)
Age at release: 52
- James Noble as Rev. John Witherspoon (NJ)
Age at release: 50
- John Myhers as Robert Livingston
Age at release: 50
- William Duell as Andrew McNair
Age at release: 49
- Roy Poole as Stephen Hopkins (RI)
Age at release: 48
- Howard Caine as Lewis Morris (NY)
Age at release: 44
- Patrick Hines as Samuel Chase (MD)
Age at release: 42
- Rex Robbins as Roger Sherman (CT)
Age at release: 37
- Ralston Hill as Charles Thomson
Age at release: Unknown
- Leo Leydon as George Read (DE)
Age at release: Unknown
- Charles Rule as Joseph Hewes (NC)
Age at release: Unknown