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Synopsis: 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. Large portions of spoken and sung dialog are taken directly from the letters and memoirs of the actual participants.
Genre: Drama, Family, History
Director(s): Peter H. Hunt
Actors: William Daniels, Howard Da Silva, Ken Howard, Donald Madden
Production: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
  Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 1 win & 1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
7.6
Rotten Tomatoes:
69%
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Year:
1972
141 min
10,346 Views

Incredible. We're free,

and he hasn't even left yet.

What makes you so sure

you can do it?

My name is Richard Henry Lee

Virginia is my home

My name is Richard Henry Lee

Virginia is my home

And may my horses turn to glue

If I can't deliver up to you

A resolution on independency

For I am FFV

The first family

In the sovereign colony

of Virginia

Yes, the FFV

The oldest family

In the oldest colony in America

And may the British burn my land

If I can't deliver to your hand

A resolution on independency

You see, it's here a Lee,

there a Lee

And everywhere a Lee, a Lee

Social...

Lee

Political...

Lee

Financial...

Lee

Natural...

Lee

Internal...

Lee!

External...

Lee!

Fraternal...

Lee!

Eternal...

Lee!

The FFV The FFV

The first family

The first family

In the sovereign colony

of Virginia

And may my wife refuse my bed

If I can't deliver as I said

A resolution on independency

Spoken modest-Lee.

God help us.

He will, John. He will.

They say that God in heaven

is everybody's God

Amen!

I'll admit that God in

heaven is everybody's God

But I tell you, John, with pride

God leans a little

on the side of the Lees

The Lees of old Virginia

You see,

it's here a Lee, there a Lee

And everywhere a Lee, a Lee

Here a Lee, there a Lee

And everywhere a Lee

Look out! There's

Arthur Lee, Bobby Lee

General Light-horse

Harry Lee

Willie Lee, Jesse Lee

And Richard H That's me!

And may my blood

stop running blue

If I can't deliver up to you

The resolution on independency

Yes, sir, my God,

it's here a Lee, there a Lee

Come on, boys, join in with me!

Here a Lee, there a Lee

Here a Lee, there a Lee

When do you leave?

Immediate-Lee!

Here a Lee, there a Lee

Here a Lee, there a Lee

When will you return?

Short-Lee!

Here a Lee, there a Lee

Here a Lee, there a Lee

And I'll come back

triumphant-Lee!

Here a Lee, there a Lee

Everywhere a Lee, a Lee

Forward

Ho

That was the most revolting

display I have ever witnessed.

They're a warm-blooded

people, Virginians.

Oh, not him, Franklin. You.

You and your infernal

obsession for deviousness.

If you'd come straight

out and asked the man,

he'd have been gone

a half hour ago.

Yes, and he'd have been

doing us a favor.

Cheer up, John.

At this very moment,

Sitting straight in the saddle

and in full gallop for Virginia.

And our women are serene

Oh, good God.

Full-bosomed

Full-bosomed, Benjy

Everyone a queen

Why they are Lees, damn it

Lees of old Virginia!

Yes, sir, by God,

it's here a Lee, there a Lee!

C'mon, John, step lively

Here a Lee, there a Lee

Here a Lee, there a Lee

Everywhere a Lee, a Lee

Everywhere a Lee, a Lee

Here a Lee, there a Lee

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Peter Stone

Peter Hess Stone (February 27, 1930 – April 26, 2003) was an American writer for theater, television and movies. Stone is perhaps best remembered by the general public for the screenplays he wrote or co-wrote in the mid-1960s, Charade (1963), Father Goose (1964), and Mirage (1965). more…

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