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After the Battles of Lexington and Concord Adams becomes the voice for independence at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia.
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While in retirement in Peacefield, Adams looks back at his public life with some regrets and has to deal with tragedy in his personal life.
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Firebrand Sam Adams tries to dissuade cousin John from defending redcoats in the Boston Massacre, but later John changes his mind and joins the revolutionary cause.
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Title: John Adams (2008)
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Adapted from David McCullough's Pulitzer Prize-winning biography, this lavish seven-part miniseries chronicles the life of Founding Father John Adams, starting with the Boston Massacre of 1770 through his years as an ambassador in Europe, then his terms as vice president and president of the United States, up to his death on July 4, 1826. Written by Jwelch5742
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This isn't the first time Paul Giamatti and Laura Linney acted as husband and wife. They also played the (much less successfully) married couple Mr. and Mrs. X in the movie The Nanny Diaries (2007) See more »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. See more »Connections
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As fine a political documentary as I have ever seen! Understated, yet amazing in its depth. Even the exhilarating music portends the events to come. A must see for those interested in how the nation they live in came to be. This film may upset some with its frankness of the times in which the characters lived, that said, I applaud that very frankness that allows us to see the people that supported and opposed our becoming a nation. A very "well done" to all those involved with the making of this ode to a time long gone. May we as a nation once more learn the lessons that came to be so well known by the majority of our "Founding Fathers"... AND Mothers.