John Adams (2008)
He united the states of America.
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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Episodes
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1. Join or Die2008-03-16 · 1h 8mIn an emotionally charged trial John Adams defends the British sentries involved in the Boston Massacre who contend they were provoked into firing on the assembled crowd. John's su
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2. Independence2008-03-16 · 1h 28mAfter viewing the dead and wounded on the battlefield of Concord, John Adams takes up the cause of Independence. Frustrated by the caution of delegates from colonies that do not sh
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3. Don't Tread on Me2008-03-23 · 1h 6mOver the emotional objections of Abigail, John Adam and his son endure turbulent seas and an encounter with the British Navy to join Ben Franklin on a diplomatic mission to Paris.
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4. Reunion2008-03-30 · 1h 3mFollowing the surrender of the British, John secures a long sought loan from the Dutch and returns to Paris to oversee the peace treaty. John can no longer bear his absence from Ab
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5. Unite or Die2008-04-06 · 1h 1mJohn Adams chaffs under the mantle of Vice President for its utter lack of authority and responsibility. Despite his abhorrence of the divisiveness of political parties John is dra
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6. Unnecessary War2008-04-13 · 1h 16mFollowing the peace treaty with England President Adams struggles to avoid war with France despite pressure from his Federalist cabinet and French provocation. John finds the price
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7. Peacefield2008-04-20 · 1h 0mIn retirement John Adams laments the perils of a long life; loss of loved ones and growing irrelevance. But out of tragedy John rekindles his broken friendship with Thomas Jefferso
Cast
Paul GiamattiJohn Adams
Laura LinneyAbigail Adams
Stephen DillaneThomas Jefferson
Danny HustonSamuel Adams
David MorseGeorge Washington
Sarah PolleyAbigail Adams Smith
Tom WilkinsonBenjamin Franklin
Steven HinkleYoung John Quincy Adams
Madeline TaylorYoung Nabby Adams
John DossettBenjamin Rush
Ebon Moss-BachrachJohn Quincy Adams
Samuel BarnettThomas Adams
Andrew ScottColonel William Smith
Kevin TrainorCharles AdamsImages
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