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John Adams

Year:
Duration:
501 min
Genres:
Biography | Drama | History
IMDB rate:
8.7
Awards:
Won 4 Golden Globes. Another 34 wins & 25 nominations
Details
Country: USA
Release Date: 2008-03-16
Filming Locations: Budapest, Hungary
Cast
Actor
Character
Jean-Hugues Anglade
Jean-Hugues Anglade
John Adams
Paul Giamatti
John Adams
Laura Linney
Abigail Adams
John Dossett
Benjamin Rush
Stephen Dillane
Thomas Jefferson
Sarah Polley
Nabby Adams
Samuel Barnett
Thomas Adams
David Morse
George Washington
Andrew Scott
Colonel William Smith
Danny Huston
Samuel Adams
Ebon Moss-Bachrach
John Quincy Adams
Steven Hinkle
Young John Quincy Adams
Madeline Taylor
Young Nabby Adams
Mamie Gummer
Sally Smith Adams
Kevin Trainor
Charles Adams
Tom Wilkinson
Benjamin Franklin
Michael Hall D'Addario
Young Charles Adams
Dan Taylour
Merchant / ... (3 episodes, 2008)
Rufus Sewell
Alexander Hamilton
Justin Theroux
John Hancock
Judith Magre
Madame Helvétius
Brennan Brown
Robert Treat Paine
Tom Beckett
Elbridge Gerry
Jules Croiset
Second Dutch Banker
Sieger Sloot
Dutch Man
Lex van Delden
First Dutch Banker
Zeljko Ivanek
John Dickinson
John Keating
Timothy Pickering
Thomas Langston
Young Thomas Adams
Timmy Sherrill
Attorney General Charles Lee / ... (2 episodes, 2008)
Juan Eloy Carrera
Bostonian Townsperson
Lucas N. Hall
Bostonian Townsperson
James Judice
Boston Citizen
Sean LeeRoy
Boston Citizen
Robert Rice
(2 episodes, 2008)
Tim Seip
Sons of Liberty
Austin Zajur
Boston Local / ... (2 episodes, 2008)
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Trivia
While Adams' last words were reportedly "Jefferson survives", in reality Jefferson had died several hours earlier. Adams never received the news of his death. And while "Jefferson Survives" was apparently his last eloquently spoken words, his actual last words was a panicked cry of help to one of his grandchildren before he died.
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Many civilian costumes were previously used in UK public television productions. The magic-markered letters "BBC" were visible inside many pairs of trousers.
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The turquoise and white striped robe a la Francais worn by Laura Linney (Abigail Adams) is the same costume previously worn by Kirsten Dunst (Marie-Antoinette) in Marie Antoinette (2006).
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Goofs
In the series, only John Adams' son John Quincy accompanies him to Europe. In reality, Adams made two trips to Europe before the war ended. John Quincy accompanied Adams on the first trip. On the second trip, Adams' two older sons, John Quincy and Charles (who was shown in the film as being angry at his father for not allowing him to join), accompanied him, along with a secretary and personal servant.
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The First Continental Congress which occurred in 1774, actually met in Carpenter's Hall, about one block away from Independence Hall. It was not held in Independence Hall as the series suggests. It was held here because they could not meet in Independence Hall due to the number of Tories who were in the Hall. The sessions of the First Continental Congress were also held in secret.
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"Nabby" Adams died of breast cancer at age 48, yet in the series she is depicted as being barely out of her twenties when she dies.
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Quotes
John Adams: My thoughts are so clear to me... each one takes perfect shape within my mind. But when I speak, when I offer them to others, they seem to lose all definition.
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John Dickinson: One colony cannot be allowed to take its sister colonies headlong into the maelstrom of war. Parliament will be eager to call a halt to hostilities, as are we. They will seek conciliation. We must offer them an olive branch. I move this assembly consider a humble and dutiful petition be dispatched to his Majesty, one that includes a plain statement that the colony desires immediate negotiation and accommodation of these unhappy disputes, and that we are willing to enter into measures to achieve that reconciliation.
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Benjamin Franklin: You are a guest in Philadelphia. Fish, and guests, stink after three days.
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Faq
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A NOTE ABOUT SPOILERS
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The following FAQ entries may contain spoilers. Only the biggest ones (if any) will be covered with spoiler tags. It is assumed that no one who is diligently avoiding spoilers will be visiting this page in the first place.
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Photos from cast
Jean-Hugues Anglade
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