1776 / Jack L. Warner and Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. ; producer, Jack L. Warner ; screenplay, Peter Stone ; director, Peter H. Hunt.

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1776 is a delightful musical celebration of the founding of The United States of America. The story centers around the familiar historical characters as they organize a movement for independence from Mother England. All events lead up to that most significant date, July 4, 1776, when the Declaration...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	1776 (Motion picture : 1972) Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Main Author:	Edwards, Sherman (Composer)
Corporate Authors:	Columbia Pictures Industries Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors:	Warner, Jack L., 1892-1978 (Producer) Stone, Peter, 1930-2003 (Screenwriter) Hunt, Peter, 1938- (Director) Daniels, William, 1927- (Actor) Da Silva, Howard, 1909-1986 (Actor) Howard, Ken, 1944-2016 (Actor) Danner, Blythe (Actor) Vestoff, Virginia (Actor) Madden, Donald, 1933-1983 (Actor) Stradling, Harry, 1925- (Cinematographer) Ostrow, Stuart, 1932-
Language:	English French
Language and/or Writing System:	English soundtrack; optional English or French subtitles; closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
Published:	Culver City, CA : Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, [2002], ©2002.
Edition:	Widescreen version, restored director's cut.
Series:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:	Stone, Peter, > 1930-2003 > Film adaptations. Adams, John, > 1735-1826 > Drama. Franklin, Benjamin, > 1706-1790 > Drama. Jefferson, Thomas, > 1743-1826 > Drama. United States. > Declaration of Independence > Drama. Feature films. Feature films > United States. Historical films. Musical films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:	Film adaptations. Drama. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (approximately 166 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:	Seventeen seventy six.
Format:	Video DVD

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Summary:	1776 is a delightful musical celebration of the founding of The United States of America. The story centers around the familiar historical characters as they organize a movement for independence from Mother England. All events lead up to that most significant date, July 4, 1776, when the Declaration of Independence was signed. This is the DVD "restored" version which runs ca. 166 minutes -- longer than the theatrical release cut, yet shorter than the laserdisc "restored" version.
Note:	Book by Peter Stone. Based on the musical play "1776" produced on the New York stage by Stuart Ostrow. Special features: director and screenwriter commentary, screen tests, bonus trailers, production notes. Videorecording.
Call Number:	AJ5 D0016304 VideoDVD M1527.E3 S4 1991 VideoDVD
Audience:	Rated PG.
ISBN:	0767860322 9780767860321
Credits:	Director of photography, Harry Stradling, Jr. ; music and lyrics, Sherman Edwards ; based on a conception by Sherman Edwards ; choreography, Onna White.
System Details:	DVD, Region 1 encoding.
Cast:	William Daniels, Howard Da Silva, Ken Howard, Donald Madden, Blythe Danner, John Cullum, Roy Poole, David Ford, Virginia Vestoff, Ron Holgate, Ray Middleton, John Myhers, Rex Robbins, William Duell.