The Adams chronicles., Educational Broadcasting Corporation ; Thirteen/WNET New York ; created by series producer, Virginia Kassel, Fullscreen
Type
Label
The Adams chronicles., Educational Broadcasting Corporation ; Thirteen/WNET New York ; created by series producer, Virginia Kassel, Fullscreen
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Main title
The Adams chronicles.
Oclc number
213487446
Responsibility statement
Educational Broadcasting Corporation ; Thirteen/WNET New York ; created by series producer, Virginia Kassel
Runtime
780
Summary
Television mini-series that dramatizes four generations of Adamses and 150 years of American history from the birth of the Revolution through the Gilded Age. Meet John Adams, a passionate revolutionary and second president; John Quincy Adams, proud son of a famous father and sixth president; Charles Francis Adams, skillful minister to Great Britain during the Civil War; historian Henry Adams; and railroad magnate Charles Francis Adams, Jr. Going beyond politics, this mini-series portrays these men as husbands, fathers, brothers, sons, as well as leaders
Table Of Contents
Volume 1: Chapter I: John Adams, Lawyer ; Chapter II: John Adams, Revolutionary ; Chapter III: John Adams, Diplomat ; Chapter IV: John Adams, Minister to Great Britain (Volume I produced by Jac Venza, Paul Bogart and Robert Costello ; written by Sherman Yellen and Millard Lampell ; directed by Paul Bogart and James Cellan Jones) -- Volume 2: Chapter V: John Adams, Vice President ; Chapter VI: John Adams, President ; Chapter VII: John Quincy Adams, Diplomat (Volume 2 produced by Robert Costello ; written by Anne Howard Bailey, Corinne Jacker, Philip Reisman, Jr., and Sam Hall ; directed by Barry Davis and Anthony Page)Volume 3: Chapter VIII: John Quincy Adams, Secretary of State ; Chapter IX: John Quincy Adams, President ; Chapter X: John Quincy Adams, Congressman (Volume 3 produced by Robert Costello and Fred Coe ; written by Ian Hunter and Tad Mosel ; directed by Bill Glenn and Fred Coe) -- Volume 4: Chapter XI: Charles Francis Adams, Minister to Great Britain ; Chapter XII: Henry Adams, Historian ; Chapter XIII: Charles Francis Adams II, Industrialist (Volume 4 produced by James Cellan Jones and Fred Coe ; written by Roger O. Hirson and Sam Hall ; directed by James Cellan Jones and Fred Coe)
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
resource.version
Fullscreen
Classification
Contributor
- Hirson, Roger O
- Walker, Kathryn, 1943-
- Reisman, Philip, Jr., 1916-1999
- Hunter, Ian, 1900-1975
- Birney, David, 1939-2022
- Bogart, Paul
- Grizzard, George
- Coe, Fred, 1914-1979
- Kassel, Virginia
- Mosel, Tad
- Siebert, Charles, 1938-
- Bailey, Anne Howard
- Yellen, Sherman
- Beal, John, 1909-1997
- Acorn Media (Firm)
- Costello, Robert
- Educational Broadcasting Corporation
- Lampell, Millard, 1919-1997
- WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
- Venza, Jac
- Daniels, William, 1927-
- Brandon, Peter, 1926-1983
- Marchand, Nancy, 1928-2000
- Page, Anthony, 1935-
- Hall, Sam, 1921-2014
- Davis, Barry, 1936-1990
- Jones, James Cellan, 1931-
- Jacker, Corinne
Genre
Subject
- United States -- History -- Drama
- Television mini-series
- Biographical television programs
- Historical television programs
- Presidents -- United States -- Biography -- Drama
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Adams, Henry, 1838-1918 -- Drama
- Adams, John, 1735-1826 -- Drama
- Fiction television programs
- Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 -- Drama
- Adams family -- Drama
- Adams, Charles Francis, 1807-1886 -- Drama
- Videodiscs
- Adams, Charles Francis, 1835-1915 -- Drama
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- Contributor28
- Hirson, Roger O
- Walker, Kathryn, 1943-
- Reisman, Philip, Jr., 1916-1999
- Hunter, Ian, 1900-1975
- Birney, David, 1939-2022
- Bogart, Paul
- Grizzard, George
- Coe, Fred, 1914-1979
- Kassel, Virginia
- Mosel, Tad
- Siebert, Charles, 1938-
- Bailey, Anne Howard
- Yellen, Sherman
- Beal, John, 1909-1997
- Acorn Media (Firm)
- Costello, Robert
- Educational Broadcasting Corporation
- Lampell, Millard, 1919-1997
- WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
- Venza, Jac
- Daniels, William, 1927-
- Brandon, Peter, 1926-1983
- Marchand, Nancy, 1928-2000
- Page, Anthony, 1935-
- Hall, Sam, 1921-2014
- Davis, Barry, 1936-1990
- Jones, James Cellan, 1931-
- Jacker, Corinne
- Genre5
- Subject14
- United States -- History -- Drama
- Television mini-series
- Biographical television programs
- Historical television programs
- Presidents -- United States -- Biography -- Drama
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Adams, Henry, 1838-1918 -- Drama
- Adams, John, 1735-1826 -- Drama
- Fiction television programs
- Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 -- Drama
- Adams family -- Drama
- Adams, Charles Francis, 1807-1886 -- Drama
- Videodiscs
- Adams, Charles Francis, 1835-1915 -- Drama
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