Title from container. Howard Da Silva, William Daniels, Blythe Danner, Ken Howard. Originally released as a motion picture in 1972. Based on the musical play "1776". Special features: All new commentary; Deleted & Alternate scenes with filmmaker commentary; 4 never before seen screen tests; Archival screen tests.
Summary:
With the Boston Harbor still stained from over-taxed British tea, a revolution is brewing in the colonies! And now England has thousands of troops headed for America's shores to squelch her subjects' freedom-loving spirit! It's up to John Adams, Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson to convince a stubborn congress of British colonists to unite as American patriots turn the inevitable war with England into a Declaration of Independence!
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