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John Adams

IMDb 7.7 2008 • 60 min • Drama

Director

Kirk Ellis

Country

US

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Paul Giamatti
Paul Giamatti John Adams
Laura Linney
Laura Linney Abigail Adams
Stephen Dillane
Stephen Dillane Thomas Jefferson
Danny Huston
Danny Huston Samuel Adams
David Morse
David Morse George Washington