Mark Twain

TV Movie
2001
TV-PG
3h 32m

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A biographical film about the acclaimed American humourist and author.A biographical film about the acclaimed American humourist and author.A biographical film about the acclaimed American humourist and author.

Director
- Ken Burns
Writers
- Dayton Duncan
- Geoffrey C. Ward
Stars

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8.3/10

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Director
- Ken Burns
Writers
- Dayton Duncan
- Geoffrey C. Ward
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win total

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Keith David

Narrator
(voice)

Kevin Conway

Mark Twain
(voice)

Philip Bosco

Other Voices
(voice)

Blythe Danner

Olivia 'Livy' Langdon Clemens
(voice)

Tim Clark

Other Voices
(voice)

Carolyn McCormick

Other Voices
(voice)

Amy Madigan

Other Voices
(voice)

Cynthia Nixon

Other Voices
(voice)

Russell Banks

Self
(uncredited)

John Boyer

Self
(uncredited)

Jocelyn Chadwick

Self
(uncredited)

Clara Clemens

Self
(archive footage)
(uncredited)

Jean Clemens

Self
(archive footage)
(uncredited)

Shelly Fisher Fishkin

Self
(uncredited)

Dick Gregory

Self
(uncredited)

Hal Holbrook

Self
(uncredited)

Chuck Jones

Self
(uncredited)

Arthur Miller

Self
(uncredited)

Director
- Ken Burns
Writers
- Dayton Duncan
- Geoffrey C. Ward
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9/10

Great Documentary

By far, a great documentary about a truly great American. I never knew there was so much more to Mark Twain than just a few books and a name. From a humble Christian beginning in Florida, Missouri; to a world known presence by his end, Twain was a remarkable human being.

Ken Burns couldn't have picked a better, single person or subject to do a documentary. Mark Twain had great humour, and Burns was able to capture this with powerfully wonderful stories and photos. Twain's life was not always humorous, it was filled with tragedy, both personally and financially.

He was humble though, until the end. We need more men like him.