The literature that came with it stated that it was indeed based on fact and, the human side of those men shone through.
I haven't read this post yet, and I will ... but that's my 2 cent's worth.
This author is full of drivel and nonsense. She apparently has not bothered to learn anything about the origin of the musical 1776 (which was on stage before being a film). There was in fact a good deal of research and effort that went into the making of this....It is more accurate than the author
I saw the movie and didn’t like it, but the stage play is probably a lot better, as is usually the case.
As a matter of fact we did watch 1776 the evening of July 4th. We also watched Gettysburg on the 3rd.