Overview
John Huston directs this film giving relevance and life to the hallowed buildings and ground making up Independence National Historical Park. Through vignettes, the people and events are re-created for the present-day visitor. Featuring Eli Wallach as Benjamin Franklin.
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Owen Roizman
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Joyce RitterWriter
- Lloyd RitterWriter
- Tom McGratWriter
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- July 4, 1976
- Original language
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
Cast
Eli WallachBenjamin Franklin
Pat HingleJohn Adams
Ken HowardThomas Jefferson
William AthertonBenjamin Rush
E.G. MarshallNarrator
James TolkanTom Paine
Anne JacksonAbigail Adams
John RandolphSamuel Adams
Patrick O'NealGeorge Washington
Donald SymingtonRichard Henry Lee
Tom SpratleyGeorge Mason- John FavoriteJohn Lansing, Jr.
- Scott MulhernAlexander Hamilton
- Paul SparerJohn Hancock
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