John Adams

John Adams

John Adams is a sprawling HBO miniseries event that depicts the extraordinary life and times of one of Americas least understood, and most underestimated, founding fathers: the second President of the United States, John Adams. Starring Paul Giamatti (Sideways, Cinderella Man, HBOs American Spendor) in the title role and Laura Linney (You Can Count On Me, Kinsey) as Adams devoted wife Abigail, John Adams chronicles the extraordinary life journey of one of the primary shapers of our independence and government, whose legacy has often been eclipsed by more flamboyant contemporaries like George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton and Benjamin Franklin. Set against the backdrop of a nations stormy birth, this sweeping miniseries is a moving love story, a gripping narrative, and a fascinating study of human nature. Above all, at a time when the nation is increasingly polarized politically, this story celebrates the shared values of liberty and freedom upon which this country was built.

The seven-part series is followed by the doumentary Painting with Words, a rare and personal glimpse at the life and works of author David McCullough.

Production Year: 
2008
Released: 
Tue, 06/10/2008
Run Time Minutes: 
501
Rating: 
NR
Genres: 
Television
Genres: 
Drama
Trailer: 
No
Format Aspect Ratio: 
16x9-Wide Screen
Resolution: 
480x720 LowRez
Resolution: 
720x1280 HiRez
Audio Language: 
English
Audio Format: 
Dolby Digital
Audio Channels: 
5.1
Actors: 
Paul Giamatti - John Adams
Actors: 
Laura Linney - Abigail Adams
Actors: 
Danny Huston - Samuel Adams
Actors: 
John Bedford Lloyd - Richard Palmes
Actors: 
Justin Theroux - John Hancock
Actors: 
Ritchie Coster - Captain Preston
Actors: 
Guy Henry - Jonathan Sewall
Actors: 
Steven Hinkle - Young John Quincy Adams
Actors: 
Madeline Taylor - Young Nabby Adams
Actors: 
Brennan Brown - Robert Treat Paine
Actors: 
Boris McGiver - Robert Goddard
Actors: 
Tom Beckett - Elbridge Gerry
Actors: 
Bill Buell - Justice Lynde
Actors: 
Vincent Renart - Andrew Holmes
Actors: 
Paul Giamatti - John Adams
Actors: 
Laura Linney - Abigail Adams
Actors: 
Stephen Dillane - Thomas Jefferson
Actors: 
David Morse - George Washington
Actors: 
Zeljko Ivanek - John Dickinson
Actors: 
Danny Huston - Samuel Adams
Actors: 
Justin Theroux - John Hancock
Actors: 
John Dossett - Benjamin Rush
Actors: 
Steven Hinkle - Young John Quincy Adams
Actors: 
Madeline Taylor - Young Nabby Adams
Actors: 
Clancy O'Connor - Edward Rutledge
Actors: 
Tom Beckett - Elbridge Gerry
Actors: 
Tom Beckett - Robert Treat Paine
Actors: 
Ed Jewett - James Duane
Actors: 
Del Pentecost - General Henry Knox
Actors: 
Tom Wilkinson - Benjamin Franklin
Actors: 
Paul Giamatti - John Adams
Actors: 
Paul Giamatti - Abigail Adams
Actors: 
Danny Huston - Samuel Adams
Actors: 
John Dossett - Benjamin Rush
Actors: 
Jean-Hugues Anglade - Comte de Vergennes
Actors: 
Judith Magre - Madame Helv?tius
Actors: 
Steven Hinkle - Young John Quincy Adams
Actors: 
Madeline Taylor - Young Nabby Adams
Actors: 
Neal Huff - Captain John Tucker
Actors: 
Tom Wilkinson - Benjamin Franklin
Actors: 
Paul Giamatti - John Adams
Actors: 
Laura Linney - Abigail Adams
Actors: 
Stephen Dillane - Thomas Jefferson
Actors: 
David Morse - George Washington
Actors: 
Tom Hollander - King George III
Actors: 
Sarah Polley - Nabby Adams Smith
Actors: 
John Dossett - Benjamin Rush
Actors: 
Judith Magre - Madame Helv?tius
Actors: 
Ebon Moss-Bachrach - John Quincy Adams
Actors: 
Samuel Barnett - Thomas Adams
Actors: 
Andrew Scott - Colonel William Smith
Actors: 
Kevin Trainor - Charles Adams
Actors: 
Tom Wilkinson - Benjamin Franklin
Actors: 
Paul Giamatti - John Adams
Actors: 
Laura Linney - Abilgail Adams
Actors: 
Stephen Dillane - Thomas Jefferson
Actors: 
David Morse - George Washington
Actors: 
Rufus Sewell - Alexander Hamilton
Actors: 
Sarah Polley - Nabby Adams Smith
Actors: 
John Dossett - Benjamin Rush
Actors: 
Ebon Moss-Bachrach - John Quincy Adams
Actors: 
Samuel Barnett - Thomas Adams
Actors: 
Kevin Trainor - Charles Adams
Actors: 
Cyril Descours - Edmund Charles Genet
Actors: 
Mamie Gummer - Sally Smith Adams
Actors: 
Andrew Scott - Colonel William Smith
Actors: 
Alan Cox - William Maclay
Actors: 
John Keating - Timothy Pickering
Actors: 
Hugh O'Gorman - Thomas Pinckney
Actors: 
Paul Giamatti - John Adams
Actors: 
Laura Linney - Abigail Adams
Actors: 
Stephen Dillane - Thomas Jefferson
Actors: 
Rufus Sewell - Alexander Hamilton
Actors: 
Sarah Polley - Nabby Adams Smith
Actors: 
John Dossett - Benjamin Rush
Actors: 
Samuel Barnett - Thomas Adams
Actors: 
Kevin Trainor - Charles Adams
Actors: 
Mamie Gummer - Sally Smith Adams
Actors: 
Paul Giamatti - John Adams
Actors: 
Laura Linney - Abigail Adams
Actors: 
Stephen Dillane - Thomas Jefferson
Actors: 
Rufus Sewell - Alexander Hamilton
Actors: 
Sarah Polley - Nabby Adams Smith
Actors: 
John Dossett - Benjamin Rush
Actors: 
Samuel Barnett - Thomas Adams
Actors: 
Kevin Trainor - Charles Adams
Actors: 
Mamie Gummer - Sally Smith Adams