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Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuA biographical film about the acclaimed American humourist and author.A biographical film about the acclaimed American humourist and author.A biographical film about the acclaimed American humourist and author.
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Keith David
- Narrator
- (Synchronisation)
Kevin Conway
- Mark Twain
- (Synchronisation)
Philip Bosco
- Other Voices
- (Synchronisation)
Blythe Danner
- Olivia 'Livy' Langdon Clemens
- (Synchronisation)
Tim Clark
- Other Voices
- (Synchronisation)
Carolyn McCormick
- Other Voices
- (Synchronisation)
Amy Madigan
- Other Voices
- (Synchronisation)
Cynthia Nixon
- Other Voices
- (Synchronisation)
Russell Banks
- Self
- (Nicht genannt)
John Boyer
- Self
- (Nicht genannt)
Jocelyn Chadwick
- Self
- (Nicht genannt)
Clara Clemens
- Self
- (Archivfilmmaterial)
- (Nicht genannt)
Jean Clemens
- Self
- (Archivfilmmaterial)
- (Nicht genannt)
Shelly Fisher Fishkin
- Self
- (Nicht genannt)
Dick Gregory
- Self
- (Nicht genannt)
Hal Holbrook
- Self
- (Nicht genannt)
Chuck Jones
- Self
- (Nicht genannt)
Arthur Miller
- Self
- (Nicht genannt)
Handlung
WUSSTEST DU SCHON:
- VerbindungenFeatured in Ken Burns: America's Storyteller (2017)
- SoundtracksThe Handing Down
Written by Edward Gerhard
Performed by Edward Gerhard
Published by Imaginary Road Music (BMI)
Courtesy of Virtue Records
Ausgewählte Rezension
The life of Mark Twain, whose real name was Samuel Clemens, is a totally fascinating and moving story. He hated and spoke out against slavery and was a supporter of full adult suffrage. He was the first American to write in the vernacular and to write a sympathetic and well-developed portrait of a black person: Jim in Huckleberry Finn. He sponsored a struggling black man through law school, who later became the mentor of Thurgood Marshall, who was the first black American Supreme Court justice. Clemens struggled with depression; he was a man of constant sorrow; humour was what kept him from killing himself. He was born into modest circumstances, became wealthy and even became obsessive about it, to the point that it interfered with his writing. His dabbling in investments was a complete disaster; it ruined him financially. He moved in the circle of the elite but was a powerful and outspoken opponent of all that was wrong with society. Since he included himself in that group of wrongdoers, he was accepted by them as a sort of group conscience.
As usual, Ken Burns has made another great documentary. The pace is moderate, the narration is excellent and often very moving, the talking heads are brief and concise and the mood is sincere. After two viewings, it is still on my list of films to see.
The story is amazing! Samuel Clemens was the epitome of "The American Dream": rising from poverty and a wild lifestyle to great wealth and respect; forging a marriage, based on strong and abiding love; loving his family above all else; gambling on investments and the subsequent financial ruin; recovering by hard work (although legally bankrupt, he still paid off all of his debts); bouncing back after each one of more tragedies than any man could expect and, most of all, honesty, integrity, charity and the deepest understanding of what is means to be human. In all this, he was unique in the world. He was a great and inspiring man.
As usual, Ken Burns has made another great documentary. The pace is moderate, the narration is excellent and often very moving, the talking heads are brief and concise and the mood is sincere. After two viewings, it is still on my list of films to see.
The story is amazing! Samuel Clemens was the epitome of "The American Dream": rising from poverty and a wild lifestyle to great wealth and respect; forging a marriage, based on strong and abiding love; loving his family above all else; gambling on investments and the subsequent financial ruin; recovering by hard work (although legally bankrupt, he still paid off all of his debts); bouncing back after each one of more tragedies than any man could expect and, most of all, honesty, integrity, charity and the deepest understanding of what is means to be human. In all this, he was unique in the world. He was a great and inspiring man.
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- Tom Murray
- 31. Okt. 2002
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- Herkunftsland
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- Auch bekannt als
- American Lives: Mark Twain
- Drehorte
- Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA(Minnesota)
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- Laufzeit3 Stunden 32 Minuten
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