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The Adams Chronicles
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The Adams Chronicles

1976· Ended1 season · 13 episodes7.2/ 10
Drama

Overview

The Adams Chronicles is a thirteen-episode miniseries by PBS that aired in 1976 to commemorate the American Bicentennial.

Ratings

TMDB
7.2/10

4 votes

IMDb
8.1/10

221 votes

RTMetacriticLetterboxd

Created By

Virginia Kassel

Creator

Cast

Pamela Payton-Wright

Pamela Payton-Wright

Louisa Catherine Adams

George Grizzard

George Grizzard

John Adams

William Daniels

William Daniels

John Quincy Adams

Jean-Pierre Stewart

Alexis de Toqueville

George Hearn

George Hearn

Henry Clay

Michael Tolan

Michael Tolan

Narrator

Allan Carlsen

John Adams II

Wesley Addy

Wesley Addy

Andrew Jackson

W.B. Brydon

Samuel Adams

Nancy Marchand

Nancy Marchand

Mrs. Smith

Tim Wilson

Tim Wilson

Young John Adams II

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