1776 1972

Synopsis

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.

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Cast

• 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

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