If Americans today know John Quincy Adams, whose 250th birthday we celebrate on July 11, it is probably as Congressman Adams—Anthony Hopkins’ character in the film Amistad. Congressman Adams ...

Anthony Hopkins plays U.S. President John Quincy Adams, though Amistad’s narrative concerns events that happened after his presidency, following a court case that takes place because of an ...

Over six decades, Sir Anthony Hopkins has sculpted an extraordinary ... At the heart of the legal battle is Hopkins as John Quincy Adams, the former U.S. president and seasoned lawyer enlisted ...

The John Quincy Adams who emerges from this study ... The Spielberg version, with Anthony Hopkins doing a Scrooge impersonation, has the struggle to end the slavery of two-and-a-half million ...

There's also the acclaimed Hollywood movie, Amistad, which was released six years ago and features well-known British actor Anthony Hopkins in the role of John Quincy Adams. The film is set in ...

Anthony Hopkins, now 83, has won two Oscars - in ... He was also nominated for the lead role in Oliver Stone's Nixon, for playing John Quincy Adams in the Amistad, and for portraying a loyal ...

Anthony Hopkins doesn't really have to account ... for the role and got several more nominations: for playing John Quincy Adams in "Amistad," Richard Nixon in Oliver Stone's "Nixon," and a ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Anthony Hopkins has honored the late Chadwick ... Popes”; as the eponymous president in “Nixon”; John Quincy Adams in the slavery drama “Amistad,” and a loyal ...

But as he reflects on playing a fading stage star in TV movie “The Dresser,” Anthony ... Hopkins gained Oscar nominations for playing the eponymous president in “Nixon,” John Quincy Adams ...