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The Adams Chronicles: Created by Virginia Kassel. With Pamela Payton-Wright, George Hearn, Michael Tolan, William Daniels. This ambitious multi-part PBS production brings to life five generations of one of America's leading political and historical families, tracing their lives from John Adams' years as a colonial Boston attorney to the rise in ...
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- 1976-01-20
- Drama, History
- 50
The Adams Chronicles, originally telecast in 1976, consist of 13 episodes that follow the public and private lives of the Adams family from 1758 to 1893. This docudrama is not to be confused with the 7-part HBO miniseries, starring Paul Giamatti, that covered the life of John Adams from 1770 to 1826.
The series chronicles the story of the Adams political family over a 150-year span, including John Adams (drafter and signer of the Declaration, accomplished diplomat, and the 2nd President of the U.S.), his wife Abigail Adams, his son John Quincy Adams (acclaimed Secretary of State, the 6th President, and prominent abolitionist Congressman ...
- Drama
Episode 1 Aired Jan 20, 1976 John Adams: Lawyer (1758-1770) Young John Adams (George Grizzard) is pressured to choose between loyalty to Britain and to the Colonies.
Five generations of one of America's leading political and historical families. A series gets an Average Tomatometer when at least 50 percent of its seasons have a score. The Average Tomatometer ...
Apr 9, 2008 · While The Adams Chronicles suffers somewhat from what was probably even then a miniscule budget, it more than makes up for a certain lack of sumptiousness in its breathtaking attention to historical detail and a host of simply amazing performances, led by George Grizzard as John Adams.
Jan 20, 1976 · The chronicles focus on one outstanding American family, tracing its members over four generations and 150 years, interweaving their lives with the history of their times.