Mark Twain

January. 14,2002      
Rating:
8.3
Trailer Synopsis Cast

Largely considered to be the greatest American author, Mark Twain is celebrated in this exhaustive documentary by filmmaker Ken Burns.

Keith David as  Narrator (voice)
Kevin Conway as  Mark Twain (voice)
Blythe Danner as  Olivia "Livy" Langdon Clemens (voice)
Philip Bosco as  (voice)
Carolyn McCormick as  (voice)
Amy Madigan as  (voice)
Cynthia Nixon as  (voice)
Dick Gregory as  Self (uncredited)
Hal Holbrook as  Self (uncredited)
Arthur Miller as  Self (uncredited)

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Reviews

Exoticalot
2002/01/14

People are voting emotionally.

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TrueHello
2002/01/15

Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

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StyleSk8r
2002/01/16

At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

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Rexanne
2002/01/17

It’s sentimental, ridiculously long and only occasionally funny

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