MOVIEmeter
SEE RANK
Down 1,047 this week

1776 (1972)

7.2
Your rating:
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -/10 X  
Ratings: 7.2/10 from 4,927 users  
Reviews: 120 user | 26 critic

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 ... See full summary »

Director:

Writers:

(play), (play), 1 more credit »
0Check in
0Share...

Related News

Ten greatest Films about America
| SoundOnSight
'Charade' Writer Dead
| WENN

User Lists

Related lists from IMDb users

a list of 10000 titles created 2 months ago
 
a list of 1623 titles created 4 months ago
 
a list of 250 titles created 26 Apr 2011
 
a list of 3595 titles created 1 month ago
 
a list of 816 titles created 11 Oct 2011
 

Connect with IMDb


Share this Rating

Title: 1776 (1972)

1776 (1972) on IMDb 7.2/10

Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below.

Take The Quiz!

Test your knowledge of 1776.
Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 1 win & 1 nomination. See more awards »

Videos

Photos

Learn more

People who liked this also liked... 

Drama | Musical
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.8/10 X  

In pre-revolutionary Russia, a poor Jewish peasant must contend with marrying off his three daughters while antisemitic sentiment threatens his home.

Director: Norman Jewison
Stars: Topol, Norma Crane, Leonard Frey
Newsies (1992)
Drama | Musical
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.4/10 X  

A musical based on the New York City newsboy strike of 1899. When young newspaper sellers are exploited beyond reason by their bosses they set out to enact change and are met by the ruthlessness of big business.

Director: Kenny Ortega
Stars: Christian Bale, Bill Pullman, Ann-Margret
Miracle (2004)
Drama | Family | History
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.4/10 X  

Miracle tells the true story of Herb Brooks (Russell), the player-turned-coach who led the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team to victory over the seemingly invincible Russian squad.

Director: Gavin O'Connor
Stars: Kurt Russell, Patricia Clarkson, Noah Emmerich
Drama | History | Musical
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7/10 X  

Film version of the musical stage play, presenting the last few weeks of Christ's life, told in an anachronistic manner.

Director: Norman Jewison
Stars: Ted Neeley, Carl Anderson, Yvonne Elliman
Drama | Musical | Romance
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.4/10 X  

Musical about a widow who accepts a job as a live-in governess of the King of Siam's children.

Director: Walter Lang
Stars: Deborah Kerr, Yul Brynner, Rita Moreno
Biography | Drama | Family
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.9/10 X  

A woman leaves an Austrian convent to become a governess to the children of a Naval officer widower.

Director: Robert Wise
Stars: Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, Eleanor Parker
Oliver! (1968)
Crime | Drama | Family
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.4/10 X  

Musical adaptation about an orphan who runs away from an orphanage and hooks up with a group of boys trained to be pickpockets by an elderly mentor.

Director: Carol Reed
Stars: Ron Moody, Shani Wallis, Oliver Reed
Whale Rider (2002)
Drama | Family
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.6/10 X  

A contemporary story of love, rejection and triumph as a young Maori girl fights to fulfill a destiny her grandfather refuses to recognize.

Director: Niki Caro
Stars: Keisha Castle-Hughes, Rawiri Paratene, Vicky Haughton
Pocahontas (1995)
Animation | Adventure | Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.3/10 X  

The daughter of a Native American tribe chief and English soldier share a romance when English colonists invade 17th century Virginia.

Directors: Mike Gabriel, Eric Goldberg
Stars: Irene Bedard, Mel Gibson, Christian Bale
Drama | History
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8/10 X  

1183 AD: King Henry II's three sons all want to inherit the throne, but he won't commit to a choice. They and his wife variously plot to force him.

Director: Anthony Harvey
Stars: Peter O'Toole, Katharine Hepburn, Anthony Hopkins
My Fair Lady (1964)
Drama | Family | Musical
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.8/10 X  

A misogynistic and snobbish phonetics professor agrees to a wager that he can take a flower girl and make her presentable in high society.

Director: George Cukor
Stars: Audrey Hepburn, Rex Harrison, Stanley Holloway
Scrooge (1970)
Fantasy | Musical
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.2/10 X  

A musical retelling of Charles Dickens' classic Christmas tale.

Director: Ronald Neame
Stars: Albert Finney, Edith Evans, Kenneth More
Edit

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
...
Howard Da Silva ...
...
Donald Madden ...
...
Roy Poole ...
David Ford ...
Ron Holgate ...
Ray Middleton ...
William Hansen ...
...
Virginia Vestoff ...
Emory Bass ...
Ralston Hill ...
Congressional Secretary Charles Thomson
...
Lewis Morris (NY)
Edit

Storyline

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. Written by Dave Heston <heston@iName.com>

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis


Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for language | See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

 »
Edit

Details

Official Sites:

Country:

Language:

Release Date:

17 November 1972 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

1776 - Rebellion und Liebe  »

Box Office

Budget:

$4,000,000 (estimated)
 »

Company Credits

Show detailed on  »

Technical Specs

Runtime:

| (director's cut) | (Laserdisc)

Sound Mix:

Color:

(Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
See  »
Edit

Did You Know?

Trivia

Gwyneth Paltrow, the real life daughter of Blythe Danner (Martha Jefferson) played Patsy Jefferson (the daughter of Martha Jefferson) in the movie Jefferson in Paris. See more »

Goofs

Position of Col. McKean's hands when he fires the musket. See more »

Quotes

John Adams: Mr. Jefferson? It so happens that the word is UN-alienable, not IN-alienable.
Thomas Jefferson: I'm sorry, Mr. Adams, but "Inalienable" is correct.
John Adams: I happen to be a Harvard graduate, Mr. Jefferson.
Thomas Jefferson: Well, I attended William & Mary.
Hancock: Mr. Jefferson, will you concede to Mr. Adams' request?
Thomas Jefferson: No, sir, I will not.
[grins]
John Adams: Oh, very well, I withdraw it!
Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Oh, good for you, John!
See more »

Connections

Featured in Playing Columbine (2008) See more »

Soundtracks

"Molasses to Rum"
Music and Lyrics by Sherman Edwards
Performed by John Cullum
See more »

Frequently Asked Questions

See more (Spoiler Alert!) »

User Reviews

 
INTELLIGENT,WITTY AND TUNEFUL.
24 August 1999 | by (CARDIFF,WALES) – See all my reviews

This movie scarcely saw the light of day in Britain and has not been seen on T.V. there for 20 years and this is their loss as this intelligent,witty and tuneful musical is up there with the best of its genre. Okay,so no-one goes round whistling these tunes like they do for the likes of Rodgers and Hammerstein and Lerner and Loewe but the music and lyrics provided for "1776" work like a dream and all are zestfully performed.As for the cast,you imagine that if you were to travel back in time these 200 years and more and asked the likes of Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin to sing to you,this is what they would have sounded like and these are the words they would have sung.William Daniels,short in stature but long in charisma was perfect here as John Adams.A shame that the big screen did not make greater subsequent use of this gifted performer.Full marks to all of those involved.


34 of 37 people found this review helpful.  Was this review helpful to you?

Message Boards

Recent Posts
Best Line in the Film... evanevan
Happy 4th of July InLikeFlynn91
Actor playing John Dickinson reminded me of Phil Hartman! fortunato-1
I absolutely love the film. My wife hates it. JKearse
Spirit of '72 teeport-1
Watching it right now! vkillion-1
Discuss 1776 (1972) on the IMDb message boards »

Contribute to This Page

Create a character page for:
?