The Adventures of Mark Twain

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The Adventures of Mark Twain

1944

2h 10m

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This biopic tells the story of how Samuel Clemens (Fredric March) became the renowned author Mark Twain. Growing up in the 1830s in Hannibal, Miss., Clemens works as a riverboat pilot on the Mississippi River. After he finds a picture of a beautiful girl (Alexis Smith) and vows to marry her, he quits his job and travels to Nevada in search of gold with his friend Steve (Alan Hale). In the midst of the Civil War, Clemens begins writing prolifically, thus beginning his famed career.

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Jose Maria Santos

Cine-Mundial

09/17/2019

Fredric March has done a wonderful study of the humorist. [Full review in Spanish]

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

05/04/2010

B-

Bearing strong physical resemblance to the character, Fredric March gives a solid performance in this overly long, episodic and simplified biopicture of the famed novelist.

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Dennis Schwartz

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10/23/2007

C+

Solid but conventional biopic.

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Steve Crum

Dispatch-Tribune Newspapers

07/07/2006

5/5

Loving, beautifully photographed tribute to Twain with stellar March performance.

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David K

04/11/2023

Properly sanitized, this movie is one that gives you exactly what you want from the guy. That's okay in this instance because the good outweighs the bad and makes for an enjoyable time. That's all that it's supposed to do.

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10/21/2019

Amazing. Mark Twain was one of our greatest writers, and Fredric March is perhaps America's best actor ever (stage and movies)! Solid and excellent.

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@ScottR 09/22/2016

It has its moments, but a bit over the top.

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04/28/2016

Though it is overlong and gets boring at times it serves as an excellent tribute to one of the greatest American authors. Fredric March was perfectly cast and was outstanding in portraying Mark Twain. (First and only viewing - 4/28/2016)

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02/16/2016

I love this movie. I'm not sure what others mean by "too long", I could have watched it all day. Sure it is a little syrupy in places but basically, it is a wonderful movie to share with the family and something that will stay in your heart and mind.

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01/02/2014

not a doc as listed above but rather an entertaining bio-pic about our beloved samuel clemens

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Irving Rapper

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Fredric March

Samuel Langhorne Clemens

Alexis Smith

Olivia Langdon Clemens

Donald Crisp

J.B. Pond

Alan Hale

Steve Gillis

C. Aubrey Smith

Oxford Chancellor

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Synopsis

This biopic tells the story of how Samuel Clemens (Fredric March) became the renowned author Mark Twain. Growing up in the 1830s in Hannibal, Miss., Clemens works as a riverboat pilot on the Mississippi River. After he finds a picture of a beautiful girl (Alexis Smith) and vows to marry her, he quits his job and travels to Nevada in search of gold with his friend Steve (Alan Hale). In the midst of the Civil War, Clemens begins writing prolifically, thus beginning his famed career.

Director: Irving Rapper
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Warner Brothers/Seven Arts
Genre: Biography
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 3, 1944, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 22, 2009
Runtime: 2h 10m

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