1776

1972

Peter H. Hunt

William Daniels, Howard Da Silva, Ken Howard, Donald Madden ...

6.2

Musical. Drama

Musical. Drama

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 ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Nell Minow Common Sense Media	"Every American should watch this once a year."
		Pauline Kael The New Yorker	"What could be more soul-curdling than a Broadway folk operetta featuring the founding fathers, and double-entendres, and national tragedy? The movie version"
		Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times	"I can hardly bear to remember the songs, much less discuss them. Perhaps I shouldn't. It is just too damn bad this movie didn't take advantage of its right to the pursuit of happiness. (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"

Return to movie

We encourage you to check the reviews' original sources. Intellectual property rights of these reviews belong to their authors and/or the correspondent media from which they have been extracted. If you'd like to help us to add more reviews to your favorite movies, just send us a message.