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17 November 1972 (USA)
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The film version of the Broadway musical comedy of the same name. In the days leading up to July 4, 1776...
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Nominated for Oscar.
Another 1 nomination
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Excellent, and remarkably accurate to history!
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | William Daniels | ... | John Adams (MA) |
| Howard Da Silva | ... | Dr. Benjamin Franklin (PA) |
| Ken Howard | ... | Thomas Jefferson (VA) |
| Donald Madden | ... | John Dickinson (PA) |
 | John Cullum | ... | Edward Rutledge (SC) |
| Roy Poole | ... | Stephen Hopkins (RI) |
| David Ford | ... | Congressional President John Hancock (MA) |
| Ron Holgate | ... | Richard Henry Lee (VA) |
| Ray Middleton | ... | Col. Thomas McKean (DE) |
| William Hansen | ... | Caesar Rodney (DE) |
 | Blythe Danner | ... | Martha Jefferson |
| Virginia Vestoff | ... | Abigail Adams |
| Emory Bass | ... | Judge James Wilson (PA) |
| Ralston Hill | ... | Congressional Secretary Charles Thomson |
 | Howard Caine | ... | Lewis Morris (NY) |
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Rated PG for language. (edited version)
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142 min | 168 min (director's cut) | 180 min (Laserdisc version)
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Color (Eastmancolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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William Daniels, who plays John Adams, also played John Quincy Adams (John & Abigail Adams' son) in the mini series "The Adams Chronicles" (1976), Samuel Adams (John Adams' cousin) in the TV movie The Bastard (1978) (TV) and John Adams again in the TV movie The Rebels (1979) (TV),
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Continuity: While attempting to write the Declaration in his apartment, Jefferson throws the paper about and finally tosses his quill and picks up the violin. As Adams and Franklin enter the apartment, the quill has reappeared in the inkwell on the desk in front of Jefferson.
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Richard Henry Lee:
You've come to the one colony that can get job done: Virginia. The land that gave us our glorious commander in chief, George Washington, will now give the congress its proposal on independence. Where Virginia goes the south is bound to follow. And where the south goes, the middle colonies go! Gentlemen, a salute to Virginia, the mother of American independence!
John Adams: Incredible, we're free and he hasn't even left yet!
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John Adams: Incredible, we're free and he hasn't even left yet!
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Featured in Playing Columbine (2008)
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But, Mr. Adams
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What is Matthew 16:26?Is "1776" accurate?
What was the "Necessity of Taking up Arms?"
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As a person who has gained a college degree in History, I first fell in love with this movie when I saw it as the stage play with the Broadway cast in my junior year in high school, in 1976. The movie is surprisingly accurate with direct quotations from key congressional members, such as Adams, Franklin and Jefferson as borne out in David McCullough's "John Adams." Yes, there were a few licenses taken with history such as the dramatic scene with Wilson,Dickinson, and Franklin when Wilson is forced to decide the entire question of independence on his vote. But it is these few licenses that bring out the true seriousness of the founding of our nation. One particular scene that I am glad was restored from Jack L. Warner's shameful caving in to Richard Nixon is the piece "Cool, Cool, Considerate Men." That piece clearly fleshed out the Conservative's viewpoint in Congress. William Daniels is perfect for the part of John Adams. His Boston twang (even though he was born in New York) is excellent. One cast change that I am glad they made is putting Blythe Danner in the role of Martha Jefferson in the movie version, in place of Betty Buckley. No offense to Ms. Buckley, I love her as an actress in her roles, but her voice comes across too nasal and strident in her singing of Tom's qualities. (I own the stage play LP to make this comparison) The rest of the cast is perfect. Donald Madden was excellent as John Dickinson, even if you can forgive his singing voice in "Cool, Considerate Men." I will always think of Howard Da Silva and Ken Howard as Ben Franklin and Thomas Jefferson, respectively. All in all, it is a movie that should be seen by everyone in their High School History or Civics class.