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Overview

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Release Date:
16 March 2008 (USA) more
Tagline:
Join or Die more
Plot:
A miniseries on the life of John Adams and the first 50 years of the United States.
Awards:
Won 4 Golden Globes. Another 32 wins & 19 nominations more
User Comments:
Brilliant more (72 total)

Cast

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Paul Giamatti ... John Adams (7 episodes, 2008)

Laura Linney ... Abigail Adams (7 episodes, 2008)
John Dossett ... Benjamin Rush (6 episodes, 2008)
Stephen Dillane ... Thomas Jefferson (6 episodes, 2008)

Sarah Polley ... Nabby Adams (4 episodes, 2008)
Samuel Barnett ... Thomas Adams (4 episodes, 2008)

David Morse ... George Washington (4 episodes, 2008)
Andrew Scott ... Colonel William Smith (4 episodes, 2008)

Danny Huston ... Samuel Adams (3 episodes, 2008)
Ebon Moss-Bachrach ... John Quincy Adams (3 episodes, 2008)

Steven Hinkle ... Young John Quincy Adams (3 episodes, 2008)

Madeline Taylor ... Young Nabby Adams (3 episodes, 2008)

Mamie Gummer ... Sally Smith Adams (3 episodes, 2008)
Kevin Trainor ... Charles Adams (3 episodes, 2008)

Tom Wilkinson ... Benjamin Franklin (3 episodes, 2008)

Michael Hall D'Addario ... Young Charles Adams (3 episodes, 2008)

Landon Ashworth ... The Senator (3 episodes, 2008)
Dan Taylour ... Merchant / ... (3 episodes, 2008)

Rufus Sewell ... Alexander Hamilton (2 episodes, 2008)

Justin Theroux ... John Hancock (2 episodes, 2008)
Judith Magre ... Madame Helvétius (2 episodes, 2008)

Brennan Brown ... Robert Treat Paine (2 episodes, 2008)
Tom Beckett ... Elbridge Gerry (2 episodes, 2008)
Jules Croiset ... Second Dutch Banker (2 episodes, 2008)
Sieger Sloot ... Dutch Man (2 episodes, 2008)
Lex van Delden ... First Dutch Banker (2 episodes, 2008)
Zeljko Ivanek ... John Dickinson (2 episodes, 2008)

John Keating ... Timothy Pickering (2 episodes, 2008)
Thomas Langston ... Young Thomas Adams (2 episodes, 2008)

Timmy Sherrill ... Attorney General Charles Lee / ... (2 episodes, 2008)

Juan Eloy Carrera ... Bostonian Townsperson (2 episodes, 2008)
Robert Rice (2 episodes, 2008)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Untitled John Adams Miniseries (USA) (working title)
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501 min
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1.78 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Paul Giamatti got two days off in six months. He reportedly hated wearing his costume. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: The film shows all troops acquitted for the Boston Massacre, however two men were found guilty of murder because they were found to fire directly into the crowd. John Adams was able to have their charges reduced to manslaughter due to a loophole in British law by proving the men could read. The two solders were punished by branding on their thumbs. more
Quotes:
John Adams: Thomas Jefferson survives. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2009) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Chester more

FAQ

A NOTE ABOUT SPOILERS
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38 out of 48 people found the following comment useful.
Brilliant, 20 March 2008
10/10
Author: alexmail-2 from United States

"John Adams", the HBO series is by far the best Colonial film or series I have ever seen.

Paul Giamatti captivates viewers with a super performance. He has really given me a new respect for John Adams. Laura Linney plays Abigail Adams beautifully. She is wise and kind, but also is franc and honest.

The first two episodes are so incredibly accurate and indulging, that I feel like I am in the center of the American Revolution.

The script is brilliant. People speak the way colonials spoke. Adams lines just get better as the show goes on. HBO has truly made a brilliant masterpiece. A must watch for any history buff.

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