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 MARK TWAIN (2001)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0306355/
User Rating: 8.2/10   281 votes


http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000BITUI4/

http://www.pbs.org/marktwain/


DVD Studio: PBS

DVD Release Date: September 28, 2004


Director: Ken Burns 


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iven the legendary life of its subject, it's not surprising that Mark Twain is perhaps the most entertaining documentary Ken Burns has made. The creator of The Civil War and Jazz achieves reverent harmony with the magnificent story of Missouri-born author Samuel Clemens (a.k.a. Mark Twain), encompassing legend and fact with an exhilarating sense of adventure. Hailed by Hemingway as the originator of American literature, Twain (a nom de plume taken from a riverboat pilot's term for "safe waters") viewed himself as the American. Burns's film backs that claim as it follows Clemens's literary odyssey around the globe, from unrivaled acclaim as a writer to near destitution and the devastating deaths of his wife and three children. As usual, eloquent writers and scholars (including longtime Twain performer Hal Holbrook) provide a wondrous flow of anecdotes and observations, recounting Twain's remarkable humor while acknowledging a darker side that felt anger toward an indifferent god. Like all of Burns's films, Mark Twain is must-see viewing.



Format: NTSC

DVD Size: 7.08 + 6.55 GB -- Exact Untouched Copy

Runtime (main feature): 212 minutes

Type: Color

Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1

Sound (main feature): English DD2.0

Subtitles: none



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