The Declaration of Independence

Plot Summary

This historical featurette focuses on Caesar Rodney of Delaware who in the summer of 1776 cast the deciding vote, at the meeting of the Continental Congress in Philadelphia, so that the Declaration of Independence was adopted.

Top Cast

John Litel Thomas Jefferson

Ted Osborne Caesar Rodney

Rosella Towne Betsy Kramer

Richard Bond Thomas Lynch Jr.

Owen King Edward Rutledge