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With paul giamatti, laura linney, john dossett, stephen dillane. John adams tv mini series 2008 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. From right, actors paul giamatti and tom hanks shake hands as they arrive at the hbo premiere of the tv miniseries john adams at the museum of modern art, monday, march 3, 2008, in new york. Adams paul giamatti, second president of the united states, is portrayed as a skilled orator and principled attorney whose preference for justice. Hbo s john adams miniseries due to travels, its taken me a little extra time to catch up on the last four episodes of hbo s john adams miniseries based on the book john adams by david mccullough, but ive finally completed the set, and thought id take a moment to comment. Adams paul giamatti, second president of the united states, is portrayed as a skilled orator and principled attorney whose preference for justice over. The first part opens in 1770 with adams defending some of the british troops who fired upon citizens during the infamous boston massacre.
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