Saturday, February 14, 2026, 2:00PM
$30
$25 for Four Arts Members
$15 for students with valid ID
$25 for Four Arts Members
$15 for students with valid ID
Released 1972
Rated G
2 hours, 21 minutes
Directed by Peter H. Hunt
This adaptation of the Tony-winning musical celebrates the founding fathers’ midwifery of the Declaration of Independence. Starring William Daniels, Howard da Silva, Ken Howard, Blythe Danner, and Donald Madden, 1776 centers around familiar historical characters as they organize a movement for independence from Mother England: the tough and unyielding John Adams; the charming and pragmatic Benjamin Franklin; the brilliant Thomas Jefferson who is chosen to write the Declaration of Independence even as he longs for the company of his new bride Martha; and the rest of the Continental Congress. All events lead up to July 4, 1776 when the Declaration was signed.
