Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Part I (10 Feb. 1986)

Director:

Peter H. Hunt

Writers:

Guy Gallo, Mark Twain (novel)

Stars:

Patrick Day, Anne Shropshire, Frederic Forrest

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Patrick Day	...	Huck
Anne Shropshire	...	Miss Watson
Sada Thompson	...	Widow Douglas
Eugene Oakes	...	Tom Sawyer
Samm-Art Williams	...	Jim
Frederic Forrest	...	Pap Finn
Lillian Gish	...	Mrs Loftus
Richard Kiley	...	Col. Grangerford
Jim Dale	...	The Duke
Barnard Hughes	...	The King
Butterfly McQueen	...	Blind Negress
Geraldine Page	...	Sally Phelps
Jason Hankins	...	Billy
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Shag Adamson	...	Mr. Bradish
Robert Bowen	...	Clerk

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

based on novel | character name in title

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 February 1986 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Maysville, Kentucky, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Great Amwell Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

240 min 108 min (theatrical)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the novel, it's Jim who gets painted blue by the Duke and King (Dauphin) as part of a charade they are trying to pull off. In the 1986 feature, it's Huckleberry who gets painted blue for an entirely different reason.

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Connections

Version of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1981)

User Reviews

Best version, ever

I've never seen such attention to detail. However, I got the feeling that many scenes were left on the cutting room floor that would have made the movie even better. For instance, the feuding family that was after Buck could have been included. That storyline told so much about Twain's take on the senselessness of war. Also, the cast was incredible. It seemed that with every turn of the page, I was seeing another familiar Hollywood face, from Emma Thompson, to Butterfly Mc- Queen, to Lillian Gish. My God, the casting was just remarkable. Young Patrick Day was the most perfectly cast of all. I commend PBS on a spectacular accomplishment. I would love to see it shown more often.