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MPAA Rating: TV-14 Movie Release: 2008 DVD Release: 06/10/2008 Format: DVD - Color,Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV - Closed Captioned Audio Tracks: English, Spanish Subtitles: English, French, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 3 Number of Discs: 3 Run Time: 8 hrs 21 mins Studio: HBO Home Video Members Wishing: 127 Genres: Historical Film, Period Film, Biopic [feature] See Also: John Adams [Blu-ray]

Emmy Award-winning director Tom Hopper takes the helm for this epic, seven-part miniseries produced by Playtone's Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman, and presenting American history as seen from the perspective of fiercely independent founding father John Adams (Paul Giamatti). Based on author David McCullough's Pulitzer Prize-winning biography, the film tells the tale of a leader whose remarkable vision helped to guide a burgeoning republic through an especially tumultuous period. Thanks to the tireless support of his loving wife Abigail (Laura Linney), and lifelong friendship with political rivalry Thomas Jefferson (Stephen Dillane), John Adams rose to prominence as the spokesman for the American independence movement before moving on to become America's first ambassador to Holland and England, the first American Vice President, the second American President, and the father of the sixth American President. As with McCullough's best-selling biography, the film draws on a comprehensive collection of letters, diaries, and family papers in order to create the most accurate representation of Adams' life and achievements ever captured on film. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

Paul Giamatti - John Adams
Laura Linney - Abigail Adams
Stephen Dillane - Thomas Jefferson
Danny Huston - Samuel Adams
David Morse - George Washington
Sarah Polley - Nabby Adams
Tom Wilkinson - Benjamin Franklin
Rufus Sewell - Alexander Hamilton