Independence

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.

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30 min

Cast

Eli Wallach

as Benjamin Franklin

Pat Hingle

as John Adams

Ken Howard

as Thomas Jefferson

William Atherton

as Benjamin Rush

E.G. Marshall

as Narrator

James Tolkan

as Tom Paine

Anne Jackson

as Abigail Adams

John Randolph

as Samuel Adams

Patrick O'Neal

as George Washington

Donald Symington

as Richard Henry Lee

Tom Spratley

as George Mason

John Favorite

as John Lansing, Jr.

Scott Mulhern

as Alexander Hamilton

Paul Sparer

as John Hancock

Director

John Huston