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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.
Language
Budget$6,000,000
Revenue $2,800,000
English
Budget$6,000,000
Revenue $2,800,000
Keywords
philadelphia, pennsylvania
congress
musical
based on true story
based on play or musical
18th century
founding fathers
declaration of independence
Casts

William Daniels
John Adams

Howard Da Silva
Dr. Benjamin Franklin

Ken Howard
Thomas Jefferson

Blythe Danner
Martha Jefferson
Donald Madden
John Dickinson (PA)

John Cullum
Edward Rutledge (SC)
David Ford
Congressional President John Hancock (MA)
Ron Holgate
Richard Henry Lee (VA)
Emory Bass
James Wilson (PA)

Virginia Vestoff
Abigail Adams

William Hansen
Caesar Rodney (DE)

Roy Poole
Stephen Hopkins (RI)

Ray Middleton
Col. Thomas McKean (DE)

Stephen Nathan
Courier
Ralston Hill
Charles Thomson

William Duell
Andrew McNair

James Noble
Rev. John Witherspoon (NJ)

Howard Caine
Lewis Morris (NY)

Peter Forster
Oliver Wolcott (CT)

John Myhers
Robert Livingston
Daniel Keyes
Dr. Josiah Bartlett (NH)
Rex Robbins
Roger Sherman (CT)
Leo Leydon
George Read (DE)
Charles Rule
Joseph Hewes (NC)
Patrick Hines
Samuel Chase (MD)
Crews
Peter H. Hunt
Director

Peter Stone
Screenplay

Peter Stone
Theatre Play
Sherman Edwards
Theatre Play
Sherman Edwards
Songs
Harry Stradling Jr.
Director of Photography
George Jenkins
Art Direction
Patricia Zipprodt
Costume Design
William H. Ziegler
Supervising Film Editor
Florence Williamson
Editor
Arthur Piantadosi
Sound
Al Overton Jr.
Sound
George James Hopkins
Set Decoration
Emmett Emerson
Unit Production Manager
Sheldon Schrager
Assistant Director
Marshall Schlom
Script Supervisor
Ernest Adler
Hairstylist
Allan Snyder
Makeup Artist
Carmen Dirigo
Hairstylist
Mickey Sherrard
Costumer
Mentor Huebner
Title Designer
Ted Sebern
Music Editor
Michael Shurtleff
Casting Consultant
Eddie Sauter
Orchestrator
Sherman Edwards
Original Music Composer
Onna White
Choreographer
Ray Heindorf
Music Supervisor
Ray Heindorf
Conductor

Jack L. Warner
Producer
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