1776 (film)

1776
1776
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Peter H. Hunt
Screenplay by	Peter Stone
Based on	1776; by Sherman Edwards; Peter Stone;
Produced by	Jack L. Warner
Starring	William Daniels; Howard da Silva; Ken Howard; Donald Madden; John Cullum;
Cinematography	Harry Stradling, Jr.
Edited by	Florence Williamson; William H. Ziegler;
Music by	Sherman Edwards
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	November 17, 1972;
Running time	177 minutes (extended laserdisc cut); 167 minutes (extended director's cut); 165 minutes (director's cut); 141 minutes (theatrical cut);
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$6 million
Box office	$2.8 million (rentals)

1776 is a 1972 American historical musical drama film directed by Peter H. Hunt and written by Peter Stone, based on his book for the 1969 Broadway musical of the same name, with music and lyrics by Sherman Edwards.^[4] Set in Philadelphia in the summer of 1776, it is a fictionalized account of the events leading up to the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The film stars William Daniels, Howard da Silva, Donald Madden, John Cullum, Ken Howard and Blythe Danner.

Portions of dialogue and some lyrics were taken directly from the letters and memoirs of the actual participants of the Second Continental Congress.

^ "1776 (A)". British Board of Film Classification. December 15, 1972. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
^ "Jack Warner to Make '1776' Into a Movie". The New York Times. March 26, 1971. p. 29.
^ "Big Rental Films of 1973". Variety. January 9, 1974. p. 19.
^ "1776 film". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved March 23, 2016.