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Mark Twain Cover Image DVD

Mark Twain [videorecording] / a Florentine Films production ; a film directed by Ken Burns ; produced in association with WETA.

Burns, Ken, 1953- (film director,, producer,, cinematographer.). David, Keith, (narrator.). Conway, Kevin, (voice actor.). Bosco, Philip. (Added Author). Duncan, Dayton, (screenwriter,, producer.). Ward, Geoffrey C., (screenwriter.). Ewers, Erik W., (film editor.). Mellish, Craig, (film editor.). Squires, Buddy, (cinematographer.). Moore, Allen, (cinematographer.). Florentine Films. (Added Author). Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm). (Added Author). PBS DVD (Firm). (Added Author). WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.). (Added Author).

Summary:

Recounts Mark Twain's life told primarily through his own words. Includes interviews with Hal Holbrook, Arthur Miller, William Styron and many others.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1415702535
  • ISBN: 9781415702536
  • ISBN: 0780637151
  • ISBN: 9780780637153
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 225 minutes) : sound, black & white with color sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: [Alexandria, Virginia] : PBS, [2004].
  • Distributor: Hollywood, California : Paramount Home Entertainment, 2004.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Previously released in 2001 with the same technical aspects and special features.
Special features: The making of Mark Twain, with Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan; interview outtakes with Hal Holbrook, Arthur Miller, Russell 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:
Director, Ken Burns ; producers, Dayton Duncan & Ken Burns ; writers, Dayton Duncan & Geoffrey C. Ward ; cinematography, Buddy Squires, Allen Moore, & Ken Burns ; editors, Erik W. Ewers & Craig Mellish.
Participant or Performer Note:
Narrator, Keith David ; voice of Mark Twain, Kevin Conway ; other voices, Philip Bosco, Blythe Danner, Ann Duquesnay.
Target Audience Note:
Rating: Not rated.
System Details Note:
DVD, full screen presentation, region 1, NTSC; Dolby surround stereo; double sided.
Language Note:
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.

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Subject:
Twain, Mark, 1835-1910.
Authors, American > 19th century > Biography.
DVDs.
Genre:
Biographical television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

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  • 9 of 9 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library.

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