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Mark Twain [videorecording] / a Florentine Films production ; produced by Dayton Duncan & Ken Burns ; written by Dayton Duncan & Geoffrey C. Ward ; directed by Ken Burns

Published
[Alexandria, Va.?] : PBS DVD ; Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2001]
Copyright Date
©2001
Physical Description
1 videodisc (approximately 220 min.) : sound, black and white with color sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Additional Creators
Burns, Ken, 1953-, Duncan, Dayton, Ward, Geoffrey C., David, Keith, Conway, Kevin, Holbrook, Hal, Miller, Arthur, 1915-2005, Styron, William, 1925-2006, Florentine Films, PBS DVD (Firm), and Warner Home Video (Firm)

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Language Note
Closed-captioned.
Summary
Recounts the story of Mark Twain's extraordinary life, one full of rollicking adventure, stupendous success and crushing defeat, hilarious comedy and unbearable tragedy. 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. In his lifetime, he created some of the world's most memorable characters and most quoted sayings. Includes interviews with Hal Holbrook, Arthur Miller, William Styron, and others, but his story is told primarily through the words of Twain himself, giving a personalized picture of this compelling yet contradictory genius.
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ISBN
0780637151
Note
Double-sided disc. Side A: Part one ; side B: Part two.
"PBS DVD Gold" -- Container.
Special DVD feautres: The making of Mark Twain, with Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan ; Interview outtakes with Hal Holbrook, Arthur Miller, Russel Banks and others ; Ken Burns: Making History- a behind the scenes look at how Ken Burns makes his films ; A conversation with Ken Burns- an intimate look into what inspires filmmaker Ken Burns.
Creation/Production Credits Note
Edited by Erik W. Ewers, Craig Mellish ; cinematography, Buddy Squires, Allen Moore, Ken Burns.
Participant/Performer Note
Narrated by Keith David; voice of Mark Twain, Kevin Conway.
Technical Details
DVD, region 1, standard presentation.
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