MA250 Film Screening: 1776
Schedule
Sun, 21 Jun, 2026 at 02:30 pm
UTC-04:00Location
27 Park Street, Adams, MA, United States, Massachusetts 01220 | Adams, MA
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Our nation's fathers harmonize their way through the founding of America in this musical adapted from a popular Broadway show.Representatives from the 13 colonies gather in Philadelphia with the aim of establishing a set of governmental rules for the burgeoning United States. Benjamin Franklin (Howard da Silva) and John Adams (William Daniels) charge Thomas Jefferson (Ken Howard) with the work of writing a statement announcing the new country's emancipation from British rule.
1776 earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and an Academy Award nomination for Best Cinematography. It was named one of the Top Ten Films of 1972 by the National Board of Review.
A local historian will speak briefly before the film to lay the historical groundwork for the events depicted in 1776.
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