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1776
"The award winning musical comes to the screen!"
1972 • 2h 21m • ★ 6.8 (82 votes) Released
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.
Director
Peter H. Hunt
Screenplay
Peter Stone
Rating
6.8
Runtime
141 min
Budget
$6.0M
Revenue
$2.8M
Profit/Loss
-3.2M
Production
Columbia Pictures Jack L. Warner Productions
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Keywords
philadelphia, pennsylvaniacongressmusicalbased on true storybased on play or musical18th centuryfounding fathersdeclaration of independence
