Mark Twain - A Film Directed by Ken Burns (2002) DVD

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Mark Twain - A Film Directed by Ken Burns (2002)
Starring: Keith David, Kevin Conway Director: Ken Burns Rating: Not Rated




		R1: Will only play on North American Region 1 or multi-region DVD players.


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Storyline:

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 this 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. With fascinating interviews of Hal Holbrook, Arthur Miller, William Styron and many others, the story is told primarily through the words of Twain himself, so viewers of all ages can be personally introduced to this compelling yet contradictory genius, who said with some justification, "I am not an American, I am the American."

Cast & Crew:

Starring: Keith David | Kevin Conway | Philip Bosco | Blythe Danner | Tim Clark | Carolyn McCormick | Amy Madigan | Cynthia Nixon | ...more

Directed By: Ken Burns

Ken Burns series

• Ken Burns America Collection - Brooklyn Bridge DVD ~
• Ken Burns' America: The Shakers DVD ~
• The Civil War - A Film by Ken Burns DVD ~
• Jazz - A Film By Ken Burns (Volumes 1-10) DVD ~
• Ken Burns America Collection - Huey Long DVD ~

Mark Twain series

• The Adventures Of Mark Twain DVD ~ James Whitmore
• Ken Burns - American Lives (Thomas Jefferson / Lewis & Clark / Frank Lloyd Wright / Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B Anthony / Mark Twain / Horatio's Drive / Unforgivable Blackness) DVD ~
• Mark Twain's America (IMAX) DVD ~ Anne Bancroft

Technical Information:

Genre: Special Interest/Documentary

DVD Release Date:

Format: Region 1

Rating: Not Rated

Year: 2002

Regional Coding: R1: Will only play on North American Region 1 or multi-region DVD players.

Number of Discs: 1

Screen Ratio: Full Screen Edition - 1.33:1

Sound System: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)

Running Time: 225 minutes

Studio: Paramount

UPC/Barcode Number: 841887051354

Closed-Captioned: Yes

Color: Yes

DVD Features:

Scene Access
Interactive Menus
The Making of Mark Twain with Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan
Interview outtakes with Hal Holbrook, Arthur Miller, Russell Banks and others
Memorable Mark Twain quotes and photographs
Ken Burns: Making History - See what inspires Ken Burns to think beyond what history books dictate to create gripping and compelling films
A Conversation with Ken Burns, An unprecedented look at the filmmaker at work - gathering history, making history.

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