Editing 1776 (musical) (section)

== Film adaptation ==
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The 1972 film version of ''1776'' was produced by [[Jack L. Warner]] with Hunt again directing and Stone writing the screenplay. The film featured [[William Daniels]] as Adams, [[Ken Howard]] as Jefferson, [[Howard da Silva]] as Franklin, [[John Cullum]] as Edward Rutledge, [[Ron Holgate]] as Richard Henry Lee, and [[Virginia Vestoff]] as Abigail Adams, all of whom had performed their roles on Broadway.  The supporting cast was also mostly recruited from the Broadway production. The principal exceptions were [[Donald Madden]] and [[Blythe Danner]], who took over the roles of John Dickinson and Martha Jefferson.<ref>{{cite web|title=1776|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068156/fullcredits#cast|publisher=IMDb|access-date=7 July 2012}}</ref>

A Director's Cut of the original film has been released on DVD and Blu-ray.  Both the look and sound of the original film have been improved through modern technology.  Many cuts to the original film by the producer Jack Warner have been restored, including verses from the songs "Piddle Twiddle and Resolve" and "He Plays the Violin" and the entire "Cool, Cool, Considerate Men".  Musical underscoring has been removed from several scenes without songs in order to strengthen the focus on dialogue. Bonus material includes commentary by Director Peter Hunt and by Peter Stone, the book/screenwriter. Among other topics, they discuss artistic liberties and anachronisms used to dramatize the events.