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14 January 2002 (USA) morePlot:
A biographical film about the acclaimed American humourist and author. full summary | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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1 win moreNewsDesk:
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(Credited cast) | 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) |
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Center for Mark Twain Studies, Elmira College - One Park Place, Elmira, New York, USA moreFun Stuff
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Narrator: During his long life, he was a printer's apprentice and a riverboat pilot, a prospector who never struck gold, and a Confederate soldier who never fought a battle. He was considered the funniest man on earth, a brilliant performer on the lecture circuit who could entertain almost any audience... moreSoundtrack:
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Typically emotional and reverential Ken Burns biography, featuring the usual display of wonderful vintage pictures and discreet music and sound accompaniment, as well as professional line-readings and commentaries.
Twain's interesting life alone and all the anecdotal plentifulness of Burns's script guarantee three-and-a-half entertaining hours, but as a documentary about such a witty and sagacious writer, this feels too conventional and tame in style and presentation, hammering home some of its notions about Twain's inner conflicts too repetitively.
It's still quality work, though.
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