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John Adams [videorecording] / HBO Films presents a Playtone production ; produced by David Coatsworth, Steven Shareshian ; directed by Tom Hooper.

Contributor Polley, Sarah.

Imprint:[New York, NY] : HBO Video, [2008].

Description3 videodiscs (501 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Note:Based on the book written by David McCullough.

Note:Originally broadcast on HBO as a seven-part mini-series in 2008.

Note:While our new nation was suffering attacks from both within and without, John Adams had a vision of a nation of liberty and justice for all. He guided his peers -- General George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, and Thomas Jefferson -- in setting the values and agenda for a glorious, free America. Adams and his wife Abigail refined these ambitious democratic ideals, and their partnership became one of the moving love stories in American history.

Note : PerformerPaul Giamatti, Laura Linney, Stephen Dillane, Danny Huston, David Morse, Sarah Polley, Tom Wilkinson, Clancy O'Connor, Rufus Sewell, Justin Theroux.

System Details NotesDigital video disc.

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Contributor
Polley, Sarah.
Coatsworth, David.
Shareshian, Steven.
Ellis, Kirk.
Ashford, Michelle.
Hooper, Tom.
Fujimoto, Tak.
Cohen, Danny.
Oliver, Melanie.
Lane, Rob.
Vitarelli, Joseph.
Zakowska, Donna, 1954-
Jackson, Gemma, 1951-
Giamatti, Paul.
Linney, Laura.
Dillane, Stephen, 1956-
Huston, Danny, 1962-
Morse, David, 1953-
Wilkinson, Tom, 1948-2023.
O'Connor, Clancy.
Sewell, Rufus, 1967-
Theroux, Justin.
McCullough, David G John Adams.
HBO Films.
Playtone (Firm)
HBO Video (Firm)
Home Box Office (Firm)
Series Statement
Buhl Library Video Collection
Subject:
McCullough, David G -- Film and video adaptations.
Adams, John, 1735-1826 -- Drama.
Adams, Abigail, 1744-1818 -- Drama.
Subject:
Founding Fathers of the United States -- Drama.
Presidents -- United States -- Biography -- Drama.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783 -- Drama.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1809 -- Drama.
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Drama.
Index Term - Genre/Form
Television mini-series.
Historical television programs.
Biographical television programs.
Political television programs.
Television adaptations.
Television programs for the hearing impaired.
Fiction television programs.