TY - ADVS AU - Ashford,Michelle AU - Coatsworth,David AU - Cohen,Danny AU - Dillane,Stephen AU - Ellis,Kirk AU - Fujimoto,Tak AU - Giamatti,Paul AU - Hooper,Tom AU - Huston,Danny AU - Jackson,Gemma AU - Lane,Rob AU - Linney,Laura AU - McCullough,David G. AU - Morse,David AU - O'Connor,Clancy AU - Oliver,Melanie AU - Polley,Sarah AU - Sewell,Rufus AU - Shareshian,Steven AU - Theroux,Justin AU - Vitarelli,Joseph AU - Wilkinson,Tom AU - Zakowska,Donna ED - HBO Films. ED - HBO Video (Firm) ED - Home Box Office (Firm) ED - Playtone (Firm) TI - John Adams SN - 1419868772 PY - 2008///] CY - [New York, N.Y.] PB - HBO Video KW - Adams, Abigail, KW - Adams, John, KW - McCullough, David G. KW - DVD KW - Founding Fathers of the United States KW - Drama KW - Presidents KW - United States KW - Biography KW - History KW - Revolution, 1775-1783 KW - Politics and government KW - 1775-1783 KW - 1783-1809 KW - Biographical television programs KW - Historical television programs KW - Television programs for the hearing impaired KW - Television programs KW - Video recordings for the hearing impaired N1 - Based on the book written by David McCullough; Originally broadcast on HBO as a seven-part mini-series in 2008; Special features: Discs 1-3: Facts are stubborn things: an exclusive onscreen historical guide; disc 3: Documentary: David McCullough: painting with words (a rare and personal glimpse at the life and works of author David McCullough); "The making of 'John Adams'" featurette; Disc one: Part I: Join or die / written by Kirk Ellis ; pt. II: Independence / written by Kirk Ellis -- disc two: pt. III: Don't tread on me / written by Kirk Ellis ; pt. IV: Reunion / written by Kirk Ellis & Michelle Ashford; pt. V: Unite or die / written by Kirk Ellis -- disc three: pt. VI: Unnecessary war / written by Kirk Ellis ; pt. VII: Peacefield / written by Kirk Ellis; Directors of photography, Tak Fujimoto, Danny Cohen ; editor, Melanie Oliver ; composers, Rob Lane, Joseph Vitarelli ; costume designer, Donna Zakowska ; production designer, Gemma Jackson; Paul Giamatti, Laura Linney, Stephen Dillane, Danny Huston, David Morse, Sarah Polley, Tom Wilkinson, Clancy O'Connor, Rufus Sewell, Justin Theroux; Rating: TV-14 N2 - While our new nation was suffering attacks from both within and without, John Adams had a vision of a nation of liberty and justice for all. He guided his peers--General George Washington, Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson--in setting the values and agenda for a glorious, free America. Adams and his wife Abigail refined these ambitious democratic ideals, and their partnership became one of the most moving love stories in American history ER -