1776 / Columbia Pictures presents ; a Jack L. Warner production ; music and lyrics by Sherman Edwards ; screenplay by Peter Stone ; produced by Jack L. Warner ; directed by Peter H. Hunt.
Material type:
FilmPublisher number: 05891 | Columbia TriStar Home EntertainmentLanguage: English Subtitle language: French, English Publisher: Culver City, California : Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, [2002]Copyright date: ©2002Edition: Restored director's cutDescription: 1 videodisc (approximately 166 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type: - two-dimensional moving image
- video
- videodisc
- 0767860322
- 9780767860321
- Seventeen seventy six
- Container of (work): 1776 (Motion picture : 1972)
- Director of photography, Harry Stradling, Jr. ; editor, Florence Williamson ; orchestrations, Eddie Sauter ; dance music arranged by Peter Howard ; musical numbers choreograpged by Onna White ; conductor, Ray Heindorf.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
The first independent production of former studio mogul Jack Warner, 1776 was adapted from the hit 1969 Broadway musical by Peter Stone and Sherman Edwards. William Daniels, Ken Howard, and Howard Da Silva are among the many actors who recreate their Broadway roles. The story is set during the first Continental Congress, when the Declaration of Independence was drafted by such founding fathers as John Adams (Daniels) and Benjamin Franklin (Da Silva). The script attempts to "humanize" these remote historical figures by contemporizing them -- particularly the character of Ben Franklin. Blythe Danner's character of Martha Jefferson is expanded for the film version to allow for an elaborate outdoor production number. After 1776, Warner made only one more film, the 1972 "grunge Western" Dirty Little Billy. On an added note: the picture was originally rated G with its theatrical running time of 141 minutes. It was later expanded to 166 minutes; the added scenes caused the MPAA to re-rate it PG (for language) in 1992. Both versions are available on video. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
DVD, region 1, aspect ratio 2.35:1; Dolby digital 5.1.
The DVD "restored" version runs ca. 166 minutes-- longer than the theatrical release cut, yet shorter than the laserdisc "restored" version.
English soundtrack with optional English or French subtitles; closed-captioned.
William Daniels, Howard Da Silva, Ken Howard, Donald Madden, Blythe Danner, John Cullum, Roy Poole, David Ford, Virginia Vestoff.
Director of photography, Harry Stradling, Jr. ; editor, Florence Williamson ; orchestrations, Eddie Sauter ; dance music arranged by Peter Howard ; musical numbers choreograpged by Onna White ; conductor, Ray Heindorf.
Book by Peter Stone based on a conception of Sherman Edwards. Based on the musical play "1776" produced on the New York stage by Stuart Ostrow.
Film version originally released in 1972.
MPAA rating: Rated PG, for language.
1776 is a musical celebration of the founding of The United States of America. The story centers around familiar historical characters as they organize a movement for independence from Mother England. All events lead up to that most significant date, July 4, 1776, when the Declaration of Independence was signed.
Special features: commentary with director Peter Hunt and writer Peter Stone, screen tests, production notes.