John Adams

Directed by: Tom Hooper

Written by: Kirk Ellis

Original Release: March 16, 2008

Genre: Mini-series, Biography

"John Adams" taps into the uncertainty and intensity surrounding the birth of the American republic and its first 50 years. With the fervent support of his wife Abigail, and through a lifelong political rivalry and friendship with Thomas Jefferson, Adams rose to be the leader of the American independence movement, the nation's first ambassador to Holland and England, the first American Vice President, the second American President, and father of the sixth American President.

Cast & Characters

Paul Giamatti
Laura Linney
David Morse
Rufus Sewell
Tom Wilkinson
... John Adams
... Abigail Adams
... George Washington
... Alexander Hamilton
... Benjamin Frankin

Image Library


Related Links

  • Official Website courtesy HBO

  • Internet Movie Database additional information

  • Sarah Polley.org Fansite on the actress

  • Laura Linney.com Fansite on the actress

  • Review by The New York Times (March 16, 2008)

  • Review by The Boston Globe (March 16, 2008)

  • Review by The Chicago Sun-Times (March 16, 2008)

  • Review by Newsday (March 14, 2008)

  • Review by The Washington Post (March 13, 2008)

  • Review by Reuters (March 13, 2008)

  • Review by USA Today (March 13, 2008)