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.
Acting
William Daniels' Adams is ALL nervous energy and righteous fury.
Writing
Sherman Edwards made taxation REALLY sing.
Direction
Peter Hunt keeps 30 men in wigs from being visually dull.
Director
Peter H. Hunt
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Nixon famously pressured Columbia to cut the anti-conservative anthem; the footage was destroyed and only reconstructed in 2002.
Most cast members originated their roles on Broadway, including Daniels—making this a rare locked-in film transfer of a stage classic.
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