Movie "1776" - DVD Movies Encyclopedia

Short description of the movie "1776"

The film version of the Broadway musical comedy of the same name. 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.

Starring actors in "1776" movie:

William Daniels as a character John Adams William Daniels also starred in the next movies: "Blind Date" in a role of Judge Harold Bedford; "Two for the Road" in a role of Howard Manchester; "Her Alibi" in a role of Sam; "Black Sunday" in a role of Alan Pugh; "The Graduate" in a role of Mr. Braddock;

Howard Da Silva as a character Dr. Benjamin Franklin Howard Da Silva also starred in the next movies: "They Live by Night" in a role of Chicamaw 'One-Eye' Mobley;

Ken Howard as a character Thomas Jefferson Ken Howard also starred in the next movies: "Rambo" in a role of Arthur Marsh; "At First Sight" in a role of Virgil's Father; "Still Waters" in a role of Conrad; "The Net" in a role of Michael Bergstrom; "The Beacon" in a role of Officer Ford; "A Numbers Game" in a role of Harold;

Donald Madden as a character John Dickinson Donald Madden starred only in the movie "1776"

John Cullum as a character Edward Rutledge John Cullum also starred in the next movies: "The Night Listener" in a role of Pap Noone; "The Day After" in a role of Jim Dahlberg;

Roy Poole as a character Stephen Hopkins Roy Poole starred only in the movie "1776"

David Ford as a character Congressional President John Hancock David Ford starred only in the movie "1776"

Ron Holgate as a character Richard Henry Lee Ron Holgate starred only in the movie "1776"

Ray Middleton as a character Col. Thomas McKean Ray Middleton starred only in the movie "1776"

William Hansen as a character Caesar Rodney William Hansen starred only in the movie "1776"

Blythe Danner as a character Martha Jefferson Blythe Danner also starred in the next movies: "Meet the Parents" in a role of Dina Byrnes; "The X Files" in a role of Jana Cassidy; "Meet the Fockers" in a role of Dina Byrnes; "Sylvia" in a role of Aurelia Plath; "Mad City" in a role of Mrs. Banks; "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2"; "The Invisible Circus" in a role of Gail; "Howl's Moving Castle" in a role of Madame Suliman; "The Prince of Tides" in a role of Sally Wingo;

Virginia Vestoff as a character Abigail Adams Virginia Vestoff starred only in the movie "1776"

Emory Bass as a character Judge James Wilson Emory Bass starred only in the movie "1776"

Ralston Hill as a character Congressional Secretary Charles Thomson Ralston Hill starred only in the movie "1776"

Howard Caine as a character Lewis Morris Howard Caine also starred in the next movies: "Forced Vengeance" in a role of Milt Diamond;