1776
“The award winning musical comes to the screen!”
Colonial representatives gather in Philadelphia with the aim of establishing a set of governmental rules for the burgeoning United States. Benjamin Franklin and John Adams charge Thomas Jefferson with the task of writing a statement announcing the new country's emancipation from British rule.
Genres
Drama, History
Studio
Columbia Pictures
Language
en
Status
Released
How 1776 performed
Budget
$6.0M
Worldwide Gross
$2.8M
Gross Profit
−$3.2M
Return
0.5× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$403K
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~48/52, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (30% of the domestic run, typical for Drama) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
Where to Watch
Cast
John Adams
William Daniels
John Adams
Dr. Benjamin Franklin
Howard Da Silva
Dr. Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
Ken Howard
Thomas Jefferson
Martha Jefferson
Blythe Danner
Martha Jefferson
John Dickinson (PA)
Donald Madden
John Dickinson (PA)
Edward Rutledge (SC)
John Cullum
Edward Rutledge (SC)
Congressional President John Hancock (MA)
David Ford
Congressional President John Hancock (MA)
Richard Henry Lee (VA)
Ron Holgate
Richard Henry Lee (VA)
James Wilson (PA)
Emory Bass
James Wilson (PA)
Abigail Adams
Virginia Vestoff
Abigail Adams
Caesar Rodney (DE)
William Hansen
Caesar Rodney (DE)
Stephen Hopkins (RI)
Roy Poole
Stephen Hopkins (RI)
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