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John Adams

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Adapted from David McCullough's Pulitzer Prize-winning biography, this lavish seven-part miniseries chronicles the life of Founding Father John Adams, starting with the Boston Massacre of 1770 through his years as an ambassador in Europe, then his terms as vice president and president of the United States, up to his death on July 4, 1826.
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Miniseries 82% 2008 Details

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Paul Giamatti

John Adams

Laura Linney

Abigail Adams

Tom Wilkinson

Benjamin Franklin

David Morse

George Washington

Stephen Dillane

Thomas Jefferson

Danny Huston

Samuel Adams

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Synopsis Adapted from David McCullough's Pulitzer Prize-winning biography, this lavish seven-part miniseries chronicles the life of Founding Father John Adams, starting with the Boston Massacre of 1770 through his years as an ambassador in Europe, then his terms as vice president and president of the United States, up to his death on July 4, 1826.
Director
Tom Hooper
Executive Producer
Gary Goetzman, Tom Hanks
Screenwriter
Kirk Ellis, David McCullough
Network
HBO
Rating
TV-14
Genre
History, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Mar 16, 2008