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1776

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Original title

1776

Year

1972

Running time

142 min.

Country

United States

Director

Peter H. Hunt

Screenwriter

Peter Stone, Sherman Edwards. Play: Peter Stone, Sherman Edwards

Cast

Music

Sherman Edwards

Cinematography

Harry Stradling Jr.

Producer

Columbia Pictures

Genre

Musical. Drama | Historical. American Revolutionary War. 18th Century

Synopsis

1776 is an acclaimed film version of Peter Stone's 1969 Tony Award for Best Musical. In the days leading up to July 4, 1776, Continental Congressmen John Adams and Benjamin Franklin coerce Thomas Jefferson into writing the Declaration of Independence as a delaying tactic as they try to persuade the American colonies to support a resolution on independence. As George Washington sends depressing messages describing one military disaster after another, the businessmen, landowners and slave holders in Congress all stand in the way of the Declaration, and a single "nay" vote will forever end the question of independence. Large portions of spoken and sung dialog are taken directly from the letters and memoirs of the actual participants.

Awards: 1972: Nominated for Oscar: Best Cinematography

1972: Golden Globes: Nominated for Best Motion Picture - Musical/Comedy

1972: National Board of Review (NBR): nominated to Top Ten Films.

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1776

1972

Peter H. Hunt

6.2

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