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1776: 50th Anniversary [4K UHD]

William Daniels (Actor), Howard DaSilva (Actor), Peter H. Hunt (Director), Format: Blu-ray
4.8 out of 5 stars 4,703 ratings
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Genre Musical
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Contributor Blythe Danner, Columbia Pictures, Ken Howard, Howard DaSilva, Peter Hunt, Jack L. Warner, William Daniels, Peter H. Hunt See more
Language English
Runtime 5 hours and 30 minutes

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1776 50th Anniversary Director's Cut 4k UHD

1776

The lively and energetic film version of the Broadway musical comedy of the same name. In the days leading up to July 4, 1776, Continental Congressmen John Adams and Benjamin Franklin coerce Thomas Jefferson into writing the Declaration of Independence as a delaying tactic as they try to persuade the American colonies to support a resolution on independence. As George Washington sends depressing messages describing one military disaster after another, the businessmen, landowners and slave holders in Congress all stand in the way of the Declaration, and a single "nay" vote will forever end the question of independence. Large portions of spoken and sung dialog are taken directly from the letters and memoirs of the actual participants.

Stars:

William Daniels

Howard Da Silva

Ken Howard

Blythe Danner

The release includes both the 165-minute director’s cut and the 167-minute extended cut, both presented in 4K resolution with Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos + 5.1 audio.

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You'll be seeing stars and stripes as the most fascinating leaders in American history come to life in 1776, a musical about the birth of a nation! 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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  • Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 2.35:1
  • Package Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.73 x 5.47 x 0.63 inches; 5.04 ounces
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Peter H. Hunt, Peter Hunt
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ 4K
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 5 hours and 30 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ May 31, 2022
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ William Daniels, Howard DaSilva, Ken Howard, Blythe Danner
  • Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English, French, Spanish
  • Producers ‏ : ‎ Jack L. Warner
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ SONY PICTURES
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09S9JBW1N
  • Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 3
  • Customer Reviews:
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Can't believe I'm giving this such a low review... 1776 is an amazing musical and give it 5 stars, but gave it two because of the cheap Sony quality packaging. Had to send back because of the warping at the bottom of the case. Replacement had a cut in the binding and going into the front. Can't get a replacement for a replacement so had to order again and send both back. Here's hoping the third copy is pristine. This isn't from Amazon shipping as the cardboard has no evidence of damage. Manufacturing defects.
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  • Cathie Byrne
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Fourth of July tradition
    Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2025
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    Always watch this on my 4th of July because what our founding fathers went through was amazing
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  • Alan
    5.0 out of 5 stars History in a musical.
    Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2025
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    A classic movie.
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  • trmichaels
    5.0 out of 5 stars A five-goosebump movie that personifies American pride
    Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2002
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    I saw this movie more than 25 years ago as part of a junior high history class (and, naturally, had quickly forgotten it), but had the pleasant experience of seeing a touring Broadway version of it last year. Wow! What an amazing show it was - I doubt there was anyone in the crowd who was not teary-eyed at the end, during the emotional scene where each state/delegate bravely signs the document, risking his life and property, and forever changes the world in ways he could not even imagine.
    I quickly went out and bought the CD of the wonderful music, but hesitated to buy the film version as I was hoping it would come out on DVD. Voila! Here it is (perhaps thanks to Amazon's great feature of allowing you to "vote" for an item's release). I was first in the Amazon checkout line, and was not at all disappointed.
    William Daniels is superb as John Adams. I was used to hearing Brent Spiner (Star Trek's Commander Data!) sing this role from my CD of the revival cast, and to my amazement, he did a fantastic job as well. But it's hard not to think of the kind, gentle Data when listening to him (at least to Trek fans!), which is kind of distracting. While Daniels seemed familiar to me somehow (and now I know why - Knight Rider and St. Elsewhere), and while he doesn't seem to physically resemble Adams too well, I thought he was quite believable as Adams, and that Howard DaSilva was even more so as Franklin.
    As for the DVD, it was nice to see some extras, especially the restored scenes (who cares what Nixon thought!) and the (sometimes lame) commentary. The widescreen angle, I think, makes all the difference given the historical significance of the room where most of the action takes place - it is nice to see the WHOLE room, especially during the very moving scene when the document is read for the first time. "We hold these truths to be self-evident..."
    My complaints with the DVD are few. The sound, occasionally, seems to be uneven, and even monaural at times, but this may be a result of the once-deleted scenes that were pieced back in. I do appreciate the conversion to Dolby 5.1, and the few sound lapses are worth it to get the Dolby audio.
    Also, the screen tests were mostly of the lesser cast, and not much different from the actual scenes in the movie. Kinda worthless filler.
    I was a little disappointed with the emotional impact of the final scene, which I thought was done much better in the Broadway version I saw. Each signer stood around the desk after signing, in a pose that was plucked right out of John Trumbull's famous painting of the event, at which point a huge, see-through backlit silk backdrop of the Declaration was lowered in front of the frozen-in-place signers, with them visible behind it as the Liberty Bell rang triumphantly. It sent chills right up my back, and was a sure catalyst for a standing ovation. While I can appreciate how this was probably hard to recreate on screen, and while it is done to some degree, it just didn't seem as effective to me.
    Minor complaints aside, this is a fantastic movie. It gives you an awe-struck appreciation for the incredible events that led to the founding of this nation, and makes you marvel at the fact that it ever happened at all. So many things could have - and did - go wrong, from Washington's dismal dispatches about the sorry state of his troops to the entire Southern delegation walking out of Congress over the slave issue. It makes one line in the Declaration, added afterwards, especially prophetic - "with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence......"
    Highly recommended to all.
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  • G2 AYNE
    5.0 out of 5 stars HOW WE BEGAN
    Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2024
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    A MUST SEE MOVIE THIS ELECTION YEAR! AND IT IS FUN! EVEN IF YOU NEVER SAW A MOVIE MUSICAL IN YOUR LIFE, YOU HAVE TO SEE THIS WONDERFULLY ACTED MOVIE. I HAVE SEEN IT SINCE IT CAME OUT ON THE "BIG" SCREEN, TO OWNING MULTIPLE COPIES OF IT AND RECOMMENDING IT TO FRIENDS, STUDENTS, EVEN NON-USA FOLK. A CLASSIC FROM 1972 THE PLOT IS SIMPLY JUST HOW DID 13 COLONIES GET TOGETHER AND DRAFT A DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE! THE COSTUMES ARE EXQUISITE AND TELL TONS ABOUT THE CHARACTER BEING PORTRAYED FROM MASSACHUSETTES' JOHN ADAMS 'SIMPLE BROWN OUTFIT TO NJ WITHERSPOON'S CLERICAL GARB NOT AT ALL MEEK AND MILD TO THE CAROLINAS' ORNATE [ALMOST LIKE FRENCH REGENCY] DOWN TO THE WIGS. AND THE SONGS! THE LYRICS! FROM THE ROMANTIC 'HE PLAYS THE VIOLIN' THAT BLYTHE DANNER (GWYNETH PALTROW'S REAL LIFE MOM) SINGS ONE MORNING AT 7thH & CHESTNUT (PHILADELPHIA) AS SHE, ADAMS AND BENJAMIN FRANKLIN DANCE IN THE COURTYARD. THEN THE INCREDIBLE 'FROM MOLASSES TO RUM TO SLAVES' THE HAUNTING AND SOBERING CHALLENGE BY SOUTH CAROLINA'S EDWARD RUTLEDGE. I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T MENTION THE HORSE IN RICHARD HENRY LEE (OF THE LEE'S OF OLD VIRGINIA). YOU'LL JUST HAVE TO WATCH THIS MOVIE TO KNOW WHAT THE HORSE DOES (WITHOUT DIRECTOR'S APPROVAL I'VE BEEN TOLD). IF YOU WANT MORE, CHECK OUT WIKIPEDIA'S "1776 THE FILM". OH! THE 4TH OF JULY WILL NEVER BE THE SAME AGAIN.
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  • Phred
    4.0 out of 5 stars We re-play for July 4th Every Year. It still entertains and effects me
    Reviewed in the United States on July 5, 2015
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    Bottom Line: This has been a favorite musical since I first saw it on stage in the 1970's. I have for years listened to one version or another every 4th of July. We had lost our previous version and in many ways I like this one better. The Director's Cut of 1776 is closer to the original stage production and will be better when that gap is finally closed. I found some problems in the sound during the early moments. Another review leads me to believe that this was due to the difficulties in restoring some of the songs. This is neither a perfect musical nor perfect history but is it wonderful entertainment. It has some very powerful moments. 1776 is painless learning at worst and a more than a legitimate effort to breathe life into American History.
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    To say that that this musical is loosely based on David McCullough's 1776 is not exactly a disservice to either item. Both are worthy additions to any home. Let us say rather that this is a charming anachronism. McCullough's masterful history of The Formative moment in American and world history was published in 2005. The musical (music and lyrics by Sherman Edwards the text by Peter Stone) was on the stage in 1969. It debuted on the boards of The 46th Street Theater in New York and ran for almost exactly 3 years, over 1217 performances. (Source Playbill)

    The Director's cut is almost the original version with one of the most important improvements being the restoration of the song Cool, Cool Considerate Men. This song was so hated by then President Nixon that White House pressure forced it out of many versions and even original recording disks and tapes were destroyed.
    Truth is there is a slight lean to the left in this musical and this song comes down hard on the typical idea of the moneyed classes. While we are on the topic, there is some mildly spicy language and a few disguised sexual references. I refuse to say that this movie is not family friendly but the oaths are repeated as are references to love lives, boozing and the products there of. All of this is in historic context and appropriate to both the times and the topics.

    1776 begins as a comedy. Congress is a piddling, trivial debating society and John Adams ( William Danials) is obnoxious and disliked. Howard De Silva as sage and humorous commentator Ben Franklin is a match up that defies genetic testing. The duets between Abigal Adams (Virginia Vestoff ) and John are more than touching, based as they are on the real correspondence between the historic husband and wife.

    At some point the musical moves into the more serious topic and loses much of its breezy by play. Members of the Congress have personal issues. Georgia Represented, Dr. Lyman Hall (Jonathan Moore) must choose between what he knows to be public opinion in Georgia and what he knows to be the right decision. The correspondence from the otherwise unseen George Washington culminates with the powerful, song for the dying colonial soldiers Momma Look Sharp sung by the young, spare voice of Stephen Nathan. And finally Congress must come the issue that forces all present to look deep into themselves. Slavery.

    John Cullum as the haughty, unbending Edward Rutledge of South Carolina, sings Molasses to Rum to Slave; the infamous triangle trade that implicates the sanctimonious, anti-slavery New Englanders as the carriers and profiteers of the slave trade. This song can be very hard to hear. It must be heard. The play all but stops here, as history almost came to a stop. Either the Congress dissolves trying to force closure on the hard facts of slavery, or there a nation is to be formed by looking away from its own lack of freedom. This will not be the last compromise of principle.

    1776 is a superior effort to teach history with music. It belongs in any home with a love for the musical, Americana or needing a July 4 tradition separate from the fireworks.
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  • Lizzie
    5.0 out of 5 stars So Happy!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 20, 2023
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    I loved this film when it came out and have seen it done on stage, even saw Howard da Silva play Franklin! This is an excellent restoration of the movie, with both extended and directors cut versions. Extra features include commentaries as well as deleted scenes and screen tests. I am in the UK and the BluRay disc played with no problems on my machine.
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  • Matt
    5.0 out of 5 stars Marvelous!
    Reviewed in Canada on October 8, 2017
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    So good! A great way to learn about the creation of the Declaration of Independence. With some catchy tunes thrown in too :)
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  • TVGuy
    5.0 out of 5 stars Daughter loved it
    Reviewed in Canada on November 3, 2017
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    Good story, daughter loved the movie.
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  • Lyn Thomas
    5.0 out of 5 stars 1776 - witty and impressive
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 20, 2011
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    A great musical, somewhat unusual but I love the songs and the sentiment. This is the restored version with the cuts restored. Some of the restored sections are not as good quality as the rest in term of picture quality but they are essential to humanise the characters. This does deserve wider viewing across the pond. View in a multi region dvd player or on your computer.
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  • Rezensent109
    4.0 out of 5 stars Nice!
    Reviewed in Germany on September 20, 2020
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    I never heard about this musical before which is actually a comedy about the history of the american revolution. Very funny stuff, absolutely worth watching but don't take it too serious.....
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