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Status
Released
Release
2002
Runtime
3h 32m
Largely considered to be the greatest American author, Mark Twain is celebrated in this exhaustive documentary by filmmaker Ken Burns.
18 Cast Members
Keith David
Narrator (voice)
Kevin Conway
Mark Twain (voice)
Blythe Danner
Olivia "Livy" Langdon Clemens (voice)
Philip Bosco
(voice)
Tim Clark
(voice)
Carolyn McCormick
(voice)
Amy Madigan
(voice)
Cynthia Nixon
(voice)
John Boyer
Self (uncredited)
Jocelyn Chadwick
Self (uncredited)
Shelly Fisher Fishkin
Self (uncredited)
Dick Gregory
Self (uncredited)
Hal Holbrook
Self (uncredited)
Arthur Miller
Self (uncredited)
Chuck Jones
Self (uncredited)
Ron Powers
Self (uncredited)
Laura Skandera-Trombley
Self (uncredited)
William Styron
Self (uncredited)
