American Revolution Resources: Films

1776
(1972)
1776 starred William Daniels as John Adams. Daniels had originately played the role in the Broadway stage version. Many other members of the cast had also starred in the Broadway version.

It is a musical portraying the events surrounding the Continental Congress and the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

Partial Cast List

William Daniels
Howard DaSilva
Ken Howard
Donald Madden
John Cullum
Roy Poole
David Ford
Ron Holgate
Ray Middleton
William Hansen
Blythe Danner
Virginia Vestoff

... John Adams
... Benjamin Franklin
... Thomas Jefferson
... John Dickinson
... Edward Rutledge
... Stephen Hopkins
... John Hancock
... Richard Henry Lee
... Thomas McKean
... Caesar Rodney
... Martha Jefferson
... Abigail Adams

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Partial Crew List

Peter Hunt
Sherman Edwards
Peter Stone
Jack L. Warner
Sherman Edwards
Harry Stradling Jr.
Florence Williamson
William H. Ziegler
Michael Shurtleff

... Director
... Writer
... Writer
... Producer
... Composer
... Cinematographer
... Editor
... Editor
... Casting

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