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The Adams Chronicles

The Adams Chronicles

The Adams Chronicles

1976
Drama, History
TV Mini-Series
Ambitious multipart PBS production that brings to life five generations of one of America's leading political and historical families. It traces their lives from John Adams early years as a colonial Boston attorney to the rise in prominence of Brookes Adams in the fields of political and social philosophy. This mini looks into their triumphs and tragedies, exploring their genius and profound social conscience. (imdb)

Directed by:

Fred Coe
Fred-Coe
4 total credits
Fred Coe has 4 credits at Criticker, including: A Thousand Clowns, Me, Natalie, The Adams Chronicles and The Philco Television Playhouse
,
Paul Bogart
Paul-Bogart
28 total credits
Paul Bogart has 28 credits at Criticker, including: All in the Family, Torch Song Trilogy, Marlowe, Oh, God! You Devil and Skin Game
,
James Cellan Jones
James-Cellan-Jones
12 total credits
James Cellan Jones has 12 credits at Criticker, including: The Comedy of Errors, The Forsyte Saga, Married 2 Malcolm, The Adams Chronicles and The Day Christ Died
,
Bill Glenn
Bill-Glenn
1 total credit
Bill Glenn has just 1 credit at Criticker: The Adams Chronicles

Writers:

Roger O. Hirson
Roger-O-Hirson
6 total credits
Roger O. Hirson has 6 credits at Criticker, including: A Christmas Carol, The Bridge at Remagen, The Old Man and the Sea, Pieces of Dreams and The Adams Chronicles
,
Sam Hall
Sam-Hall
4 total credits
Sam Hall has 4 credits at Criticker, including: House of Dark Shadows, Night of Dark Shadows, The Adams Chronicles, The Map Reader and Frankenstein
,
Tad Mosel
Tad-Mosel
4 total credits
Tad Mosel has 4 credits at Criticker, including: Up the Down Staircase, Dear Heart, All the Way Home and The Adams Chronicles
,
Virginia Kassel
Virginia-Kassel
1 total credit
Virginia Kassel has just 1 credit at Criticker: The Adams Chronicles

Starring:

Tom Hulce
Tom-Hulce
21 total credits
Tom Hulce ; born Thomas Edward Hulce is an American actor and theater producer. As an actor, he is perhaps best known for his Oscar-nominated portrayal of Mozart in the movie Amadeus and his role as "Pinto" in National Lampoon's Animal House. Additional acting awards included a total of four Golden Globe nominations, an Emmy Award, and a Tony Award nomination. Hulce retired from acting in the mid-1990s in order to focus upon stage directing and producing... (Wikipedia)
,
Jeffrey Jones
Jeffrey-Jones
42 total credits
Jeffrey Jones has 42 credits at Criticker, including: Beetlejuice, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Sleepy Hollow, The Devil's Advocate and Amadeus
,
Christopher Lloyd
Christopher-Lloyd
121 total credits
Christopher Allen Lloyd is an American actor. He is best known for playing Doc Brown in the Back to the Future trilogy, Uncle Fester in The Addams Family films, and Judge Doom in Who Framed Roger Rabbit. He played Reverend Jim Ignatowski in the television series Taxi and most recently Mr. Goodman in Piranha 3D. He also starred in the short-lived television series Deadly Games, and also was a regular in the short-lived TV series Stacked, in the mid-2000s. (Wikipedia)
,
Robert Prosky
Robert-Prosky
33 total credits
Robert Prosky has 33 credits at Criticker, including: Mrs. Doubtfire, Gremlins 2: The New Batch, Christine, Rudy and Thief
,
Wesley Addy
Wesley-Addy
20 total credits
Wesley Addy has 20 credits at Criticker, including: What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?, The Verdict, Seconds, Kiss Me Deadly and Tora! Tora! Tora!
,
William Daniels
William-Daniels
40 total credits
William Daniels has 40 credits at Criticker, including: The Graduate, The Blue Lagoon, The Parallax View, Blind Date and Two for the Road
,
Katharine Houghton
Katharine-Houghton
7 total credits
Katharine Houghton has 7 credits at Criticker, including: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, Billy Bathgate, Ethan Frome, Mr. North and The Gardener
,
Nancy Marchand
Nancy-Marchand
17 total credits
Nancy Marchand has 17 credits at Criticker, including: The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!, Sabrina, Regarding Henry, The Hospital and Brain Donors
,
John Houseman
John-Houseman
30 total credits
John Houseman has 30 credits at Criticker, including: Citizen Kane, The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!, Scrooged, The Fog and 3 Days of the Condor
,
George Grizzard
George-Grizzard
20 total credits
George Grizzard has 20 credits at Criticker, including: Bachelor Party, Advise & Consent, Seems Like Old Times, Comes a Horseman and Wrong Is Right
,
Kathryn Walker
Kathryn-Walker
10 total credits
Kathryn Walker has 10 credits at Criticker, including: Slap Shot, D.A.R.Y.L., Neighbors, Special Bulletin and Rich Kids
,
Ken Kercheval
Ken-Kercheval
15 total credits
Ken Kercheval has 15 credits at Criticker, including: The Seven-Ups, Pretty Poison, F.I.S.T., Dallas and Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell

Genres:

Drama, History

Country:

USA

Language:

English

The Adams Chronicles

1976
Drama, History
TV Mini-Series
Avg Percentile 60.54% from 3 total ratings

Ratings & Reviews

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Avg Percentile 60.54% from 3 total ratings
Rated 05 Apr 2019
72
43rd
Near 12 hour mini-series feels more an educational text than a cinematic or dramatic offering, but it does provide a very thorough and engaging portrait of the multi-generational Adams family and their impact on the early days of America (especially for those of us whose knowledge is a little spotty!) At its best in the first half, with Grizzard's terrific incarnation centre stage; loses steam during the later generations without his powerful presence, becoming a little dreary and repetitive.

Cast & Info

Directed by:

Fred Coe
Fred-Coe
4 total credits
Fred Coe has 4 credits at Criticker, including: A Thousand Clowns, Me, Natalie, The Adams Chronicles and The Philco Television Playhouse
,
Paul Bogart
Paul-Bogart
28 total credits
Paul Bogart has 28 credits at Criticker, including: All in the Family, Torch Song Trilogy, Marlowe, Oh, God! You Devil and Skin Game
,
James Cellan Jones
James-Cellan-Jones
12 total credits
James Cellan Jones has 12 credits at Criticker, including: The Comedy of Errors, The Forsyte Saga, Married 2 Malcolm, The Adams Chronicles and The Day Christ Died
,
Bill Glenn
Bill-Glenn
1 total credit
Bill Glenn has just 1 credit at Criticker: The Adams Chronicles

Writers:

Roger O. Hirson
Roger-O-Hirson
6 total credits
Roger O. Hirson has 6 credits at Criticker, including: A Christmas Carol, The Bridge at Remagen, The Old Man and the Sea, Pieces of Dreams and The Adams Chronicles
,
Sam Hall
Sam-Hall
4 total credits
Sam Hall has 4 credits at Criticker, including: House of Dark Shadows, Night of Dark Shadows, The Adams Chronicles, The Map Reader and Frankenstein
,
Tad Mosel
Tad-Mosel
4 total credits
Tad Mosel has 4 credits at Criticker, including: Up the Down Staircase, Dear Heart, All the Way Home and The Adams Chronicles
,
Virginia Kassel
Virginia-Kassel
1 total credit
Virginia Kassel has just 1 credit at Criticker: The Adams Chronicles

Starring:

Tom Hulce
Tom-Hulce
21 total credits
Tom Hulce ; born Thomas Edward Hulce is an American actor and theater producer. As an actor, he is perhaps best known for his Oscar-nominated portrayal of Mozart in the movie Amadeus and his role as "Pinto" in National Lampoon's Animal House. Additional acting awards included a total of four Golden Globe nominations, an Emmy Award, and a Tony Award nomination. Hulce retired from acting in the mid-1990s in order to focus upon stage directing and producing... (Wikipedia)
,
Jeffrey Jones
Jeffrey-Jones
42 total credits
Jeffrey Jones has 42 credits at Criticker, including: Beetlejuice, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Sleepy Hollow, The Devil's Advocate and Amadeus
,
Christopher Lloyd
Christopher-Lloyd
121 total credits
Christopher Allen Lloyd is an American actor. He is best known for playing Doc Brown in the Back to the Future trilogy, Uncle Fester in The Addams Family films, and Judge Doom in Who Framed Roger Rabbit. He played Reverend Jim Ignatowski in the television series Taxi and most recently Mr. Goodman in Piranha 3D. He also starred in the short-lived television series Deadly Games, and also was a regular in the short-lived TV series Stacked, in the mid-2000s. (Wikipedia)
,
Robert Prosky
Robert-Prosky
33 total credits
Robert Prosky has 33 credits at Criticker, including: Mrs. Doubtfire, Gremlins 2: The New Batch, Christine, Rudy and Thief
,
Wesley Addy
Wesley-Addy
20 total credits
Wesley Addy has 20 credits at Criticker, including: What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?, The Verdict, Seconds, Kiss Me Deadly and Tora! Tora! Tora!
,
William Daniels
William-Daniels
40 total credits
William Daniels has 40 credits at Criticker, including: The Graduate, The Blue Lagoon, The Parallax View, Blind Date and Two for the Road
,
Katharine Houghton
Katharine-Houghton
7 total credits
Katharine Houghton has 7 credits at Criticker, including: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, Billy Bathgate, Ethan Frome, Mr. North and The Gardener
,
Nancy Marchand
Nancy-Marchand
17 total credits
Nancy Marchand has 17 credits at Criticker, including: The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!, Sabrina, Regarding Henry, The Hospital and Brain Donors
,
John Houseman
John-Houseman
30 total credits
John Houseman has 30 credits at Criticker, including: Citizen Kane, The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!, Scrooged, The Fog and 3 Days of the Condor
,
George Grizzard
George-Grizzard
20 total credits
George Grizzard has 20 credits at Criticker, including: Bachelor Party, Advise & Consent, Seems Like Old Times, Comes a Horseman and Wrong Is Right
,
Kathryn Walker
Kathryn-Walker
10 total credits
Kathryn Walker has 10 credits at Criticker, including: Slap Shot, D.A.R.Y.L., Neighbors, Special Bulletin and Rich Kids
,
Ken Kercheval
Ken-Kercheval
15 total credits
Ken Kercheval has 15 credits at Criticker, including: The Seven-Ups, Pretty Poison, F.I.S.T., Dallas and Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell

Genres:

Drama, History

Country:

USA

Language:

English
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