| Ken Burns' Mark Twain | |||||
| PBS (2001) | |||||
| TV Series / Biography, Documentary, History | |||||
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| Keith David | Narrator | |
| Kevin Conway | Mark Twain | |
| Philip Bosco | Other Voices | |
| Tim Clark | Other Voices | |
| Blythe Danner | Other Voices | |
| Carolyn McCormick | Other Voices | |
| Amy Madigan | Other Voices | |
| Cynthia Nixon | Other Voices | |
| Russell Banks | Himself | |
| John Boyer | Himself | |
| David Bradley | Himself | |
| Jocelyn Chadwick | Herself | |
| Clara Clemens | Herself | |
| Jean Clemens | Herself | |
| Shelly Fisher Fishkin | Herself | |
| Henry Clemens | Himself - Brother | |
| Jane Clemens | Himself - Mother | |
| John Clemens | Himself - Father | |
| Orion Clemens | Himself - Brother | |
| Samuel Clemens | Himself | |
| Susy Clemens | Herself - Daughter | |
| Ann Duquesnay | Nerself - Other Voices | |
| Shelly Fisher Fishkin | Herself - Twain Scholar | |
| Isabel Lyon | Herself - Private Secretary | |
| Warner T. McGuinn | Himself - Yale Law Alumni | |
| Henry Huttleston Rogers | Himself - Businessman |
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| Producer |
Ken Burns
Dayton Duncan |
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| Writer | Geoffrey C. Ward
Dayton Duncan |
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| Cinematography | Ken Burns
Allen Moore Buddy Squires |
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| Musician | Bobby Horton
Jaqueline Schwab |
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From Amazon: Largely considered to be the greatest American author, Mark Twain is celebrated in this exhaustive documentary by filmmaker Ken Burns. The fascinating--and often tragic--life story of the erstwhile Samuel Clemens is told through his own words, as well as archival photographs and interviews that paint a vivid portrait of a life that continues to inspire, nearly a century after his death. Keith David narrates. 3 2/3 hrs. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo; "making of" documentary; photo gallery; Twain quotes; interviews. |
| Seen it: Yes 215 mins 1/14/2002 1. Part 1 | ||
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Samuel Clemens rose from a hardscrabble boyhood in the backwoods of Missouri to become, as Mark Twain, America's best known and best loved author.
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| Seen it: Yes 215 mins 1/14/2002 2. Part 2 | ||
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Ken Burns takes a journey along the Mississippi River to the little town of Hannibal, MO, where Samuel Clemens grew up. As he moved from adventure to adventure, Clemens evolved into Mark Twain, the humorist and writer who changed the way Americans saw themselves and their language.
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| Seen it: Yes 215 mins 1/15/2002 3. Part 3 | ||
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Explores the other side of Twain the man—an American icon who falls hard through tragedy and bad financial decisions. An inept businessman who squanders his fortune on pipe-dream patents and bad investments, Twain turns to the lecture circuit and tours extensively, leaving behind his beloved Hartford home in an effort to pay off his creditors.
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| Seen it: Yes 215 mins 1/15/2002 4. Part 4 | ||
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The conclusion of Mark Twain's biography.
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