DVD

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.