The read
It runs a compact 30m.
Synopsis
John Huston directs this film giving relevance and life to the hallowed buildings and ground making up Independence National Historical Park. Through vignettes, the people and events are re-created for the present-day visitor. Featuring Eli Wallach as Benjamin Franklin.
Ratings
IMDb6.4/10
2 audience votes
Key crew
- Joyce RitterWriter
- Lloyd RitterWriter
- Tom McGratWriter
- John HustonDirector
Cast
- Eli WallachBenjamin Franklin
- Pat HingleJohn Adams
- Ken HowardThomas Jefferson
- William AthertonBenjamin Rush
- E.G. MarshallNarrator
- James TolkanTom Paine
- Anne JacksonAbigail Adams
- John RandolphSamuel Adams
- Patrick O'NealGeorge Washington
- Donald SymingtonRichard Henry Lee
- Tom SpratleyGeorge Mason
- John FavoriteJohn Lansing, Jr.