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Elected America's first Vice President, Adams is scolded by Abigail for his vanity, and is frustrated by his exclusion from President Washington's inner circle. He also sees his friendship with Jefferson, the new Secretary of State, strained by the ongoing British-French conflict. Though he's vilified for casting an unpopular swing vote in the Senate that ratifies a U.S./British treaty, Adams ends up being elected President in 1796by a mere three votes over Jefferson. As Adams tours his presidential residence with Abigail, they find it stripped bare by his predecessor's staff. Undaunted, Abigail tries to rally her husband out of a melancholy brought on by the burdens of the presidencyand the nation's uncertain future.
Original Release
04/13/2008
Cast
Name | Character |
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Paul Giamatti | John Adams |
Laura Linney | Abigail Adams |
Stephen Dillane | Thomas Jefferson |
David Morse | George Washington |
Rufus Sewell | Alexander Hamilton |
Sarah Polley | Abigail Adams Smith |
John Dossett | Benjamin Rush |
Ebon Moss-Bachrach | John Quincy Adams |
Samuel Barnett | Thomas Adams |
Kevin Trainor | Charles Adams |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Paul Giamatti | John Adams |
Laura Linney | Abigail Adams |
Stephen Dillane | Thomas Jefferson |
David Morse | George Washington |
Rufus Sewell | Alexander Hamilton |
Sarah Polley | Abigail Adams Smith |
John Dossett | Benjamin Rush |
Ebon Moss-Bachrach | John Quincy Adams |
Samuel Barnett | Thomas Adams |
Kevin Trainor | Charles Adams |
Cyril Descours | Edmund Charles Genet |
Mamie Gummer | Sally Smith Adams |
Andrew Scott | Colonel William Smith |
Alan Cox | William Maclay |
John Keating | Timothy Pickering |
Hugh O'Gorman | Thomas Pinckney |
Curzon Dobell | First Senator |
Aaron Michael Lacey | Third Senator |
Murray McArthur | The Magistrate |
Afemo Omilami | Servant |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Kirk Ellis | Executive Producer |
Frank Doelger | Executive Producer |
Gary Goetzman | Executive Producer |
Tom Hanks | Executive Producer |
David Coatsworth | Producer |
Amy McKenzie | Producer |
Kirk Saduski | Producer |
Steve Shareshian | Producer |
Richard Sharkey | Producer |
Greg Spence | Producer |
Graham Yost | Producer |