1776 - The Film

Rated G, 2 hours, 21 minutes

The 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.

Join us in Powers Hall on June 14th at 2:00 pm, for a free community showing of the film, 1776: the Musical. This event is co-sponsored by the Needham History Center and the Needham Free Public Library.