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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0841887050524
Format: Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: PBS Paramount
Manufacturer: PBS Paramount
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: PBS Paramount
Region Code: 1
Release Date: January 24, 2006
Running Time: 120 minutes
Sales Rank: 8450
Studio: PBS Paramount
Theatrical Release Date: 2005
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Description:
Relying heavily on the extraordinary correspondence between the second president and his wife, this joint biography sheds light not only on the characters of two remarkable people, but also on the tumultuous times through which they lived. John and Abigail Adams played a critical role in many of the pivotal events of their era: he was a vociferous participant at the Continental Congress; she was an important eye-witness reporter during the Siege of Boston; he was an important war-time emissary to France. This AMERICAN EXPERIENCE reminds us that the Founding Fathers - and Mothers - were not men and women of marble following a script that made independence and American national success a pre-ordained conclusion, but rather real, flawed, multi-dimensional people, who had no idea how things would turn out.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Good, not great
It was pretty good. Nowhere near as good as the HBO miniseries. But, there was some good information in there.
Rating: - An interesting dose of history
I ordered this item after watching the HBO series "John Adams." Many of the events described were the same, and it was a documentary more than a dramatization like the HBO series. Still, this version had some information that was not included in the series. I would recommend this one both for those who have seen the series and those who have not, including those who might want a shorter version of the same story.
Rating:  - John & Abigail are real!
Growing up, my image of the Founding Fathers always seemed to focus on Washington, Jefferson & Franklin. Adams seemed secondary.
After seeing this, the viewer must come away with a high respect for both John & Abigail. One was nothing without the other.
A little acting, and a bit of historian narration, this DVD is both entertaining and informative. The actors do a wonderful job of conveying the lives of the people of the times.
Rating: - America's First Politcal Power Couple
Over the past twenty years or so there have been various attempts by historians of the period to reshuffle and expand the pantheon of the American Revolution. These efforts have included highlighting lesser male personalities like financier Robert Morris, paying attention to the role of the Founding Mothers and a deeper look into the plebian base of that revolution. Those efforts have also, most prominently of late, included reordering the place that John Adams, an acknowledged early revolutionary leader and second President of the United States, in that pantheon. Leading this charge has been David McCullough's (one of the inevitable `talking heads' in this docudrama) best-selling book and now this PBS film. Brother Adams (and Sister Abigail) have arrived.
I will confess here, as I have previously in this space, that I am something of a `homer' on the Adams family. I was born in their hometown of Quincy, Massachusetts and so imbibed the spirit of the place and their effect on it from early youth with visits to their homes and tombs. Some of my first political readings in elementary school were biographies of various members of the family (Which may explain quite a bit, right?). I never, however, at that time, or later, saw them as central to the revolutionary experience. Washington, Samuel Adams (a cousin), the Sons of Liberty and, above all, Tom Paine fired my imagination. To be kind, as I have also mentioned before in this space, I had characterized John Adams as a `conservative revolutionary' ... Read More
Rating: - History comes alive
This is a fantastic look at one of our greatest Presidents.
If only we had people like Adams today. We might have more confidence and hope for our nation's future. Needless to say, the video is not a substitute for the bestseller "John Adams"
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