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John Adams

2008 – 2008 · HBO
1 seasons · 7 episodes
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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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Paul Giamatti
John Adams
Laura Linney
Abigail Adams
Stephen Dillane
Thomas Jefferson
Danny Huston
Samuel Adams
David Morse
George Washington
Sarah Polley
Abigail Adams Smith
Tom Wilkinson
Benjamin Franklin
Steven Hinkle
Young John Quincy Adams
Created by Kirk Ellis

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Status
Ended
Type
Miniseries
First aired
Mar 16, 2008
Original language
EN
Production
Mid Atlantic Films, Playtone, HBO Films, High Noon Productions
Country
US

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