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1776 (1972)

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Reviews Counted:13

Fresh:7

Rotten:6

Average Rating:6.5/10

Runtime: 2 hrs 56 mins

Genre: Musical & Performing Arts

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: This acclaimed film version of Peter Stone's Pulitzer Prize-winning musical, which was one of the last big-budget studio musicals, stars William Daniels (TV's Saint Elsewhere) as John Adams and... This acclaimed film version of Peter Stone's Pulitzer Prize-winning musical, which was one of the last big-budget studio musicals, stars William Daniels (TV's Saint Elsewhere) as John Adams and Howard Da Silva as Ben Franklin. A rollicking, anachronistic treatment of the creation of the Declaration of Independence, with the American forefathers conducting themselves with uncharacterstic--and comical--indignity. Academy Award Nominations: Best Cinematography (Harry Stradling, Jr.) [More]

Starring: William Daniels, David Ford, Howard Da Silva, Donald Madden

Starring: William Daniels, David Ford, Howard Da Silva, Donald Madden, Emory Bass, Ken Howard, Ronald Holgate, Rex Robbins, Peter Forster, Frederic Downs, Howard Caine, John Myhers, Richard McMurray, John Cullum, Gordon Devol, William H. Bassett, Jonathan Moore, William F. Engle, Barry O'Hara, William Hansen, Ray Middleton, Leo Leyden, Patrick Hines, Heber Jentzsch, Andy Albin, Charles Rule, Jack De Mave, Jordan Rhodes, Roy Poole, James Noble, Richard O'Shea, Fred Slyter, Daniel Keyes, John Holland, Ralston Hill, Stephen Nathan, William Duell, Mark Montgomery, Blythe Danner, Virginia Vestoff

Director: Peter H. Hunt

Director: Peter H. Hunt
Producer: Jack Warner
Story: Peter Stone, Sherman Edwards
Screenwriter: Peter Stone
Composer: Sherman Edwards

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John A. Nesbit
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02/09/06
Derek Adams
Derek Adams
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08/10/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
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05/09/05
Vincent Canby
Vincent Canby
New York Times
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A star-spangled, all-singing delight.

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02/18/05
Carol Cling
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal

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02/02/05
Lori Hoffman
Lori Hoffman
Atlantic City Weekly

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10/23/04
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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A wonderful, witty underrated musical. A 4th of July tradition in my house.

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07/23/04
Bob Bloom
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Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)

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06/12/04
Eric Lurio
Eric Lurio
Greenwich Village Gazette

Long and boring musical about the American Revolution.

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02/09/04
Dennis Schwartz
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07/30/02
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

A whole lotta toe-tappin' musical patriotism.

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07/26/02
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com
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07/12/02
Stephen Tropiano
Stephen Tropiano
PopMatters

Americans have a propensity for getting chummy with heroic figures of the past -- a tendency on display in this lightly amusing history lesson.

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