Mark Twain

2h 2001

Brief Synopsis

Read More
Profile of American literary icon Mark Twain (1835-1910). Part 1 covers his early life on the Mississippi River, and concludes with the publication of "Huckleberry Finn." Part 2 begins in 1885; Twain's unfortunate business ventures depletes his wealth and forces him into lecture tours and virtual ex

Cast & Crew

Read More

Ken Burns

Director

Blythe Danner

Voice

Cynthia Nixon

Voice

Jonathan Carney

Performer

Peter Basquin

Performer

Russell Banks

Film Details

Genre
Documentary
Release Date
2001
Location
Hannibal, Missouri, USA; Hartford, Connecticut, USA; Elmira, New York, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
2h

Synopsis

Profile of American literary icon Mark Twain (1835-1910). Part 1 covers his early life on the Mississippi River, and concludes with the publication of "Huckleberry Finn." Part 2 begins in 1885; Twain's unfortunate business ventures depletes his wealth and forces him into lecture tours and virtual exile abroad. Family tragedies also took their toll, leaving him an embittered man, especially toward God. His worldwide celebrity continued undiminished after his death on April 21, 1910.

Director

Ken Burns

Director

Cast

Blythe Danner

Voice

Cynthia Nixon

Voice

Jonathan Carney

Performer

Peter Basquin

Performer

Russell Banks

Carolyn Mccormick

Voice

William Styron

Tim Clark

Voice

Ron Powers

Philip Bosco

Voice

Hal Holbrook

Kevin Conway

Voice

Jocelyn Chadwick

Peter Ostroushko

Performer

Arthur Miller

Ann Duquesnay

Voice

Ronan O'hora

Performer

Keith David

Narrator

Dick Gregory

Shelley Fisher Fishkin

Amy Madigan

Voice

Hamlin Hill

Crew

Paul Barners

Advisor

Paul Barnes

Dialogue Editor

Ludwig Van Beethoven

Music

Brannen Bergeron

Other

John Boyer

Advisor

Rodrigo Brandao

Other

Desdemona Burgin

Other

Ken Burns

Cinematographer

Ken Burns

Executive Producer

Ken Burns

Producer

Susan Yeaton Butler

Assistant

Jocelyn Chadwick

Advisor

Stacey Cheeney

Other

Tim Clark

Advisor

Dwight Cody

Editing

Gordon Daigle

Grip

Lee Dichter

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

John J Dowdell

Other

Tim Dunbar

Other

Dayton Duncan

Screenplay

Dayton Duncan

Producer

Dayton Duncan

Song

Julie Dunfey

Advisor

Erik Ewers

Editor

Erik Ewers

Sound Effects Editor

Erik Ewers

Sound Recordist

Lincoln Farr

Researcher

David Faulkner

Camera Operator

Robert Sargent Fay

Photography

Chuck Fitzpatrick

Sound Recordist

Jeremy Fraizer

Other

Peter Gabriel

Song

Peter Gabriel

Song Performer

Melinda Garrett

Other

Edward Gerhard

Song

Edward Gerhard

Song Performer

Teese Gohl

Music

Brian Grandison

Other

Marcus Hamilton

Grip

Roger Haydock

Cinematographer

Roger Haydock

Assistant Camera Operator

Brenda Heath

Other

Robert Hirst

Advisor

Bobby Horton

Music Arranger

Bobby Horton

Other

Bobby Horton

Music

Louisa Hunker

Other

Lisa Jason

Other

Scott Joplin

Music

Edward Joyce

Animator

Debra Keller

Assistant

Jeff Kenton

Sound Recordist

Karen Kenton

Associate Producer

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

Song Performer

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

Song

Patty Lawlor

Assistant

Joe Lee

Song Performer

Daniel Letiza

Other

Dave Liebowitz

Other

Stephen Lighthill

Cinematographer

Christine Rose Lyon

Assistant Sound Editor

Christine Rose Lyon

Assistant Editor

James Madden

Titles

Paul Marbury

Assistant Camera Operator

Molly Mason

Music

Maureen Mcdougall Keleher

Other

Bob Mcquillen

Music

Craig Mellish

Sound Recordist

Craig Mellish

Music Editor

Craig Mellish

Editor

Allen Moore

Cinematographer

Jeremy Morrissette

Other

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Music

Lisa Nardi

Song

Thor Neuriter

Post-Production Assistant

Brandon Norman

Other

Lynn Novick

Advisor

Cristina Ortiz

Other

Peter Ostroushko

Music Arranger

Brandy Pavlosky

Other

Noelle Penraat

Other

Stephen Petegorsky

Photography

Al Petteway

Song

Jim Post

Song

Ron Powers

Advisor

Melvern Rivers Rutherford

Song Performer

Andrea Ryan

Other

Joe Salleres

On-Line Editor

Dean Sarjeant

Sound Recordist

Anthony Savini

Assistant Camera Operator

Meg Anne Schindler

Assistant

Jacqueline Schwab

Other

Edward Searles

Animator

Gretchen Sharlow

Advisor

Billy Shaw

Music

Margaret Shepardson-legere

Post-Production Assistant

Laura Skandera-trombley

Advisor

Buddy Squires

Cinematographer

Susanna Steisel

Associate Producer

Alan Stockwell

Music

Jimmie Strothers

Song Performer

Henry H Sweets

Advisor

Dominick Tavella

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Micah Tenney

Other

David S Thompson

Project Director

Tim Thrasher

Visual Effects

Forrest Thurman

Post-Production Assistant

Forrest Thurman

Assistant Camera Operator

Betsy Timbers

Other

Pam Tubridy Baucom

Line Producer

Jay Ungar

Music

Lou Verrico

Sound Recordist

Richard Wagner

Music

Geoffrey C Ward

Screenplay

Geoffrey C Ward

Creative Consultant

Lindsey Warren

Other

Jennifer Waryas

Post-Production Assistant

Alex Webb

Post-Production Assistant

Jim Zwick

Advisor

Film Details

Genre
Documentary
Release Date
2001
Location
Hannibal, Missouri, USA; Hartford, Connecticut, USA; Elmira, New York, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
2h

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 2001

Released in United States January 14, 2002

Released in United States January 15, 2002

Released in United States on Video October 18, 2005

Released in United States 2001 (Shown at Telluride Film Festival August 31 - September 3, 2001.)

Released in United States January 14, 2002

Released in United States January 15, 2002

Released in United States on Video October 18, 2005

TCM Emails

Sign Up now to stay up to date with all of the latest news from TCM.

©2024 Turner Classic Movies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
©2024 Turner Classic Movies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
By using this site, you agree to our updated Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use