Mark Twain, a Florentine Films production ; produced by Dayton Duncan & Ken Burns ; written by Dayton Duncan & Geoffrey C. Ward ; a film directed by Ken Burns ; produced in association with WETA
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Label
Mark Twain, a Florentine Films production ; produced by Dayton Duncan & Ken Burns ; written by Dayton Duncan & Geoffrey C. Ward ; a film directed by Ken Burns ; produced in association with WETA
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
TV rating: TV-PG
Main title
Mark Twain
Oclc number
1024147343
Responsibility statement
a Florentine Films production ; produced by Dayton Duncan & Ken Burns ; written by Dayton Duncan & Geoffrey C. Ward ; a film directed by Ken Burns ; produced in association with WETA
Runtime
240
Summary
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. Considered in his time as the funniest man on earth, Twain was also an unflinching critic of human nature who used his humor to attack hypocrisy, greed and racism. He created some of the world's most memorable characters as well as its most quoted sayings. And, in his often-misunderstood novel "Huckleberry Finn," he brought forth a masterpiece that Ernest Hemingway called the true beginning of American literature. This remarkable film tells the story of Twain's extraordinary life -- full of rollicking adventure, stupendous success and crushing defeat, hilarious comedy and almost unbearable tragedy
Technique
live action
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- Biographies
- Documentaires télévisés
- Biography
- Documentary television programs
- Biographical television programs
- Authors, American -- 19th century -- Biography
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Twain, Mark, 1835-1910
- Écrivains américains -- 19e siècle -- Biographies
- Biographies télévisées
- Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives
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- Documentaires télévisés
- Biography
- Documentary television programs
- Biographical television programs
- Authors, American -- 19th century -- Biography
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Twain, Mark, 1835-1910
- Écrivains américains -- 19e siècle -- Biographies
- Biographies télévisées
- Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives
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