DVD - John Adams (HBO Miniseries)
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John Adams is a sprawling HBO miniseries event that depicts the extraordinary life and times of one of Americas least understood and most underestimated founding fathers: the second President of the United States John Adams.
Starring Paul Giamatti (Sideways Cinderella Man HBOs American Spendor) in the title role and Laura Linney (You Can Count on Me Kinsey) as Adams devoted wife Abigail John Adams chronicles 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 like George Washington Thomas Jefferson Alexander Hamilton and Benjamin Franklin.
Set against the backdrop of a nations stormy birth this sweeping miniseries is a moving love story a gripping narrative and a fascinating study of human nature. Above all at a time when the nation is increasingly polarized politically this story celebrates the shared values of liberty and freedom upon which this country was built.
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DVD information
| Release Date (USA): | 2008-06-17 |
| Rating (USA): | NA |
| Release Date (UK): | 2008-10-13 |
| Rating (UK) : | U |
| Director: | Tom Hooper |
| Producer: | - |
| Studio: | HBO |
| Writer/s: | - |
Cast
| Paul Giamatti | |
| Laura Linney | |
| David Morse | |
| Justin Theroux | |
| Sarah Polley | |
| Tom Wilkinson |
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