Sit Down John!...The Lees Of Old Virginia? Is Anybody There? The 1972 American historical musical drama film directed by Peter H. Hunt and written by Peter Stone, based on his book for the 1969 Broadway musical of the same name, with music and lyrics by Sherman Edwards.[4] Set in Philadelphia in the summer of 1776, it is a fictionalized account of the events leading up to the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Starring William Daniels, Howard Da Silva, Ken Howard, Donald Madden, John Cullum and Blythe Danner. No Refunds / No Exchanges