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Mark Twain - A Film Directed by Ken Burns

Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0841887051354
Format: Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
Label: Pbs Paramount
Manufacturer: Pbs Paramount
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Pbs Paramount
Region Code: 1
Release Date: September 28, 2004
Running Time: 225 minutes
Sales Rank: 7280
Studio: Pbs Paramount
Theatrical Release Date: January 14, 2002

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Editorial Review:

Amazon.com:
Given 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. --Jeff Shannon




Rating: - Ken Burns does his bit for Mark Twain
If you've seen anything by Ken Burns, you know his formula, and you will not see anything different ... Read More

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Rating: - Mark Twain - A Film Directed by Ken Burns
Ken Burns is a great film maker. As a history buff I found this very interesting.

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Rating: - American Original
"I am not an American I am THE American." Ken Burns and Company go about demonstrating, through this ... Read More

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Rating: - Burns' Best
At least as good as Burns' other, more heralded works, the concision and love with which Twain's life ... Read More

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Rating: - Superb biography, perhaps the best
To be sure, I am a student of literature and a fan of Mark Twain, but I had no idea, none whatsoever(!), ... Read More

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