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1776

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Drama
History
November 9, 1972 (54 years ago)
2h 21m
6.9/10
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Apple TV

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.

William Daniels
William Daniels

William Daniels

John Adams

Age 45 (now 99)

Howard Da Silva
Howard Da Silva

Howard Da Silva

Dr. Benjamin Franklin

Age 63 (died at 76)

Ken Howard
Ken Howard

Ken Howard

Thomas Jefferson

Age 28 (died at 71)

Blythe Danner
Blythe Danner

Blythe Danner

Martha Jefferson

Age 29 (now 83)

Donald Madden
DM

Donald Madden

John Dickinson (PA)

Age 44 (died at 54)

John Cullum
John Cullum

John Cullum

Edward Rutledge (SC)

Age 42 (now 96)

David Ford
DF

David Ford

Congressional President John Hancock (MA)

Ron Holgate
RH

Ron Holgate

Richard Henry Lee (VA)

Emory Bass
EB

Emory Bass

James Wilson (PA)

Age 47 (died at 89)

Virginia Vestoff
Virginia Vestoff

Virginia Vestoff

Abigail Adams

Age 32 (died at 42)

William Hansen
William Hansen

William Hansen

Caesar Rodney (DE)

Age 61 (died at 64)

Roy Poole
Roy Poole

Roy Poole

Stephen Hopkins (RI)

Age 48 (died at 56)

Ray Middleton
Ray Middleton

Ray Middleton

Col. Thomas McKean (DE)

Age 65 (died at 77)

Stephen Nathan
Stephen Nathan

Stephen Nathan

Courier

Age 24 (now 77)

Ralston Hill
RH

Ralston Hill

Charles Thomson

William Duell
William Duell

William Duell

Andrew McNair

Age 49 (died at 88)