Product reviews1776 (VHS, 1991)

1776 A Musical

Who ever thought you could learn history from a musical. Certain-lee you can. As the title implies the story centers around the writting and publishing of the Declaration of Independence. William Daniels as John Adams, Howard da Silva as Franklin head a great cast. Daniels through his performance steals the show. He is outstanding. The music though sometimes disjointed and out of place does a good job of conveying the underlying emotion in the scenes. I was impressed while watching this movie that writers and composers did not shy away from dealing with all the conflicting issues that went into the Declaration document itself. The handling of the slavery issue showed that the compromises made then would come back to haunt our nation's history later. This is a great flick.Read full review...

the musical 1776

Entertaining, and believe it or not very informative. An excellent way to introduce the topics of The Constitution, freedom, slavery, and politics in general to an audience that may be less than willing to learn about history. I use it in my classroom and the kids love it...they can see the humor, love the quick wit of the writers, and in general get an understanding of life at the time.Read full review...

1776 (VHS, 1991)

Seen this movie many times but enjoy it more each time. This musical is very historical with so many facts that it is educational to watch it over and over again. My husband and I also saw a great similarity between the slavery question in 1776 to the foreign involvement question of today in trying to fix too many things too soon. We can't solve all the world's problems. I love the special attention and characterization given to each state's delegates. Enjoyable and informative.Read full review...

1776 (1972 MUSICAL FILM)

1776 Is a Great 4th of July Musical Film Ever Made!

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Great Old Movie!!!

Insight into the real fight for independence!!

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Historical and Hysterical !

We have seen this film ( and a stage production ) many times but have always rented it or borrowed it from the library. Because it has so many historical elements to it, I like to share it with any young people I know. It puts a more human face on the beginnings of our nation. Because it is a musical and has so much humor in it, I want to see it again and again.Read full review...

1776 1991, VHS

I love the music, book and lyrics in this show. I love to see the history unfolding. It is unimaginable to me the courage that it took for these people (our people!)- to demand their independence. The brilliance of Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Ben Franklin, etc, is amazing! There are wonderful love stories, and the music, again is quite memorable!Read full review...

Hillarious!

This movie is so funny, with the singing and the characters. You don't expect them to break out in song. And all the inuendos are unexpected too. The actors who are hugh now, were young in 1972. TOO TOO FUNNY!Read full review...

1776-The movie

I needed this movie for my Social Studies class. I remember watching it when I was in school, and knew that it would boost their interest in the Declaration of Independence, and it did!! Thanks for such a quick sale.Read full review...

great

great

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