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John Adams [videorecording] / HBO Films ; High Noon Productions ; Playtone ; Mid-Atlantic Films ; produced by David Coatsworth ; written by Kirk Ellis & Michelle Ashford ; directed by Tom Hooper.

Coatsworth, David. (Added Author). Ellis, Kirk. (Added Author). Ashford, Michelle. (Added Author). Hooper, Tom. (Added Author). Giamatti, Paul. (Added Author). Linney, Laura. (Added Author). Morse, David, 1953- (Added Author). O'Connor, Clancy. (Added Author). Polley, Sarah. (Added Author). Sewell, Rufus, 1967- (Added Author). Theroux, Justin. (Added Author). Wilkinson, Tom, 1948- (Added Author). Huston, Danny, 1962- (Added Author). Dillane, Stephen. (Added Author). McCullough, David G. John Adams. (Added Author). HBO Films. (Added Author). High Noon Productions (Firm) (Added Author). Playtone (Firm) (Added Author). Mid Atlantic Films (Firm) (Added Author). HBO Video (Firm) (Added Author). Paul Giamatti, Laura Linney, David Morse, Clancy O'Connor, Sarah Polley, Rufus Sewell, Justin Theroux, Tom Wilkinson, Danny Huston, Stephen Dillane. (Cast).

Summary:

Depicts the extraordinary life and times of one of America's least understood, and most underestimated, founding fathers: the second President of the United States, John Adams. Explores the extraordinary life journey of one of the primary shapers of our independence and government, whose legacy has often been eclipsed by more flamboyant contemporaries.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1419868772
  • ISBN: 9781419868771
  • Physical Description: 3 videodiscs (501 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: [New York, NY] : HBO Video, c2008.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Title from container.
Based on the book by David McCullough.
Special features: Documentary; featurette; production notes.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Directors of photography, Danny Cohen, Tak Fujimoto ; editor, Melanie Oliver ; music, Robert Lane, Joseph Vitarelli ; costume designer, Donna Zakowska ; production designer, Gemma Jackson.
Participant or Performer Note:
Paul Giamatti, Laura Linney, David Morse, Clancy O'Connor, Sarah Polley, Rufus Sewell, Justin Theroux, Tom Wilkinson, Danny Huston, Stephen Dillane.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: PG.
System Details Note:
DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital.
Language Note:
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Subject: Adams, John, 1735-1826 > Drama.
Adams, Abigail, 1744-1818 > Drama.
Founding Fathers of the United States > Drama.
Presidents > United States > Biography > Drama.
United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Drama.
United States > Foreign relations > 1775-1783 > Drama.
Genre: Television programs.
Historical television programs.
Films for the hearing impaired.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Skagit Evergreen Libraries. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at La Conner Swinomish Library District. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at La Conner Regional Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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La Conner Regional Library DVD JOHN ADAMS 111472 MULTIMEDIA Available -

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5111 . ‡aPaul Giamatti, Laura Linney, David Morse, Clancy O'Connor, Sarah Polley, Rufus Sewell, Justin Theroux, Tom Wilkinson, Danny Huston, Stephen Dillane.
508 . ‡aDirectors of photography, Danny Cohen, Tak Fujimoto ; editor, Melanie Oliver ; music, Robert Lane, Joseph Vitarelli ; costume designer, Donna Zakowska ; production designer, Gemma Jackson.
500 . ‡aBased on the book by David McCullough.
5218 . ‡aMPAA rating: PG.
520 . ‡aDepicts the extraordinary life and times of one of America's least understood, and most underestimated, founding fathers: the second President of the United States, John Adams. Explores the extraordinary life journey of one of the primary shapers of our independence and government, whose legacy has often been eclipsed by more flamboyant contemporaries.
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7001 . ‡aCoatsworth, David.
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7001 . ‡aLinney, Laura.
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