John Adams
(2008)
Run Time: 71 min
Color: Color
Aspect Ratio: 1.78 : 1
Sound: Dolby Digital
Producer: HBO Films
Genre
- Biography
- Drama
- History
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 7
Overview
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.
Andrew Scott
William S. Smith
Danny Huston
Samuel Adams
David Morse
George Washington
Ebon Moss-Bachrach
John Quincy Adams
Justin Theroux
John Hancock
Laura Linney
Abigail Adams
Paul Giamatti
John Adams
Rufus Sewell
Alexander Hamilton
Sarah Polley
Abigail Adams Smith
Stephen Dillane
Thomas Jefferson
Tom Wilkinson
Benjamin Franklin
Zeljko Ivanek
John Dickinson
1.
Join or Die
Firebrand Sam Adams tries to dissuade cousin John from defending redcoats in the Boston Massacre, but later John changes his mind and joins the revolutionary cause.
2.
Independence
After the Battles of Lexington and Concord, John Adams becomes the voice for independence at the Continental Congress in Philadelphia.
3.
Don't Tread on Me
John and John Quincy sail to France to join Benjamin Franklin as part of the American mission but Adams' blunt style is ill-suited to diplomacy.
4.
Reunion
Adams is able to secure a loan from the Dutch for his fledgling country as Abigail joins him in France as he helps negotiate the peace treaty.
5.
Unite or Die
Frustrated in his undefined role as Vice-President, Adams is at odds with Jefferson over his support of a strong central government.
6.
Unnecessary War
After Adams becomes President continues Washington's policy of neutrality between England and France despite opposition inside his own cabinet.
7.
Peacefield
While in retirement in Peacefield, Adams looks back at his public life with some regrets and has to deal with tragedy in his personal life.