A New Spirit for '76
This film produced by the American Revolution Bicentennial Commission looks at preparations for the U.S. Bicentennial ce…
Independence
2016-07-02T22:00:27-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvODhiXC8yMDE2MDcwMjIyMDgzOTAwM19oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Commissioned by the National Park Service for the 1976 Bicentennial celebrations, this film directed by John Huston is still shown in Philadelphia’s Independence Visitor Center twelve times a day. Filmed on location near and inside Independence Hall, the story features actor Eli Wallach as Benjamin Franklin and includes recreations of historic events from the Revolution through the Constitutional Convention.
Commissioned by the National Park Service for the 1976 Bicentennial celebrations, this film directed by John Huston is still shown in Philad… read more
Commissioned by the National Park Service for the 1976 Bicentennial celebrations, this film directed by John Huston is still shown in Philadelphia’s Independence Visitor Center twelve times a day. Filmed on location near and inside Independence Hall, the story features actor Eli Wallach as Benjamin Franklin and includes recreations of historic events from the Revolution through the Constitutional Convention. close
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