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Mark Twain is a documentary film on the life of Mark Twain, also known as Samuel Clemens, produced by Ken Burns in 2001 which aired on Public Broadcasting System on January 14 and 15, 2002. [1] Burns attempted to capture both the public and private persona of Mark Twain from his birth to his death. The film was narrated by Keith David.
Jan 14, 2002 · Mark Twain: Directed by Ken Burns. With Keith David, Kevin Conway, Philip Bosco, Blythe Danner. A biographical film about the acclaimed American humourist and author.
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In his time, Mark Twain was considered the funniest man on earth. Yet he was also an unflinching critic of human nature, using his humor to attack hypocrisy, greed and racism. In this series, Ken ...
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Mark Twain tells the story of the writer’s extraordinary life – full of rollicking adventure, stupendous success and crushing defeat, hilarious comedy and almost unbearable tragedy. By the end, the film helps us to see how Twain could claim with some justification, “I am not an American, I am the American.”. Share This Film.
Sep 28, 2004 · Mark Twain, (Samuel Clemens,) was an extremely intelligent, and extremely complicated individual. His writing shows that well enough, and it isn't unexplored in this film, though there is a lot of emphasis placed on Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer--his two most well-known and celebrated works--as representative examples of his talent.
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The Adventures of Mark Twain: Directed by Irving Rapper. With Fredric March, Alexis Smith, Donald Crisp, Alan Hale. The dramatized life of immortal humorist Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known as Mark Twain, from his days as a riverboat pilot on the Mississippi River until his death in 1910 shortly after Halley's Comet returned.
About the Film. Original Premiere: January, 2002. Samuel Clemens rose from a hardscrabble boyhood in the backwoods of Missouri to become, as Mark Twain, America’s best-known and best-loved ...
