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In retirement, Adams starts writing his memoirs, then endures a series of tragedies when his daughter Nabby dies of cancer and, a few years later, Abigail succumbs to typhoid fever. At the urging of Dr. Rush, Adams reports the sad news to Jefferson, with the two old friends and adversaries taking solace in a correspondence that mends old wounds and lasts the rest of their lives. On July 4, 1826, having lived to see his son John Quincy become President, 90-year-old John Adams dies on the 50th anniversary of the ratification of the Declaration of Independenceand on the very same day as Jefferson. On his deathbed, Adams utters, "Thomas Jefferson survives."
Original Release
04/27/2008
Cast
Name | Character |
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Paul Giamatti | John Adams |
Laura Linney | Abigail Adams |
Stephen Dillane | Thomas Jefferson |
Sarah Polley | Abigail Adams Smith |
John Dossett | Benjamin Rush |
Ebon Moss-Bachrach | John Quincy Adams |
Samuel Barnett | Thomas Adams |
Andrew Scott | Colonel William Smith |
Mamie Gummer | Sally Smith Adams |
Caroline Corrie | Louisa Catherine Adams |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Paul Giamatti | John Adams |
Laura Linney | Abigail Adams |
Stephen Dillane | Thomas Jefferson |
Sarah Polley | Abigail Adams Smith |
John Dossett | Benjamin Rush |
Ebon Moss-Bachrach | John Quincy Adams |
Samuel Barnett | Thomas Adams |
Andrew Scott | Colonel William Smith |
Mamie Gummer | Sally Smith Adams |
Caroline Corrie | Louisa Catherine Adams |
Buzz Bovshow | John Trumbull |
Tom Mannion | Reverend Whitney |
Lizan Mitchell | Sally Hemmings |
Ken Peebles | Monticello Servant |
Andy Prosky | Monticello Doctor |
Crispin Redman | Peacefield Doctor |
Pamela Stewart | Patsy Jefferson |
Aisha Renée Moore | President's House Slave Worker |
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 |