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Mark Twain [videorecording] / - [Alexandria, Va.] : Hollywood, Calif. : PBS ; Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment, c2004. - 1 videodisc (220 min.) : sd., b&w with col. sequences ; 4 3/4 in.

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.

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. 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.

Narrator, Keith David ; voice of Mark Twain, Kevin Conway ; other voices, Philip Bosco, Blythe Danner, Ann Duquesnay.

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

Not rated by MPAA.


DVD, full screen presentation; Dolby surround stereo; double sided.


Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.

ISBN: 1415702535 : $24.99 9781415702536

Standard No.: 097368858848 841887051354

Publisher. No.: 88588 PBS Home Video 705135 PBS Home Video

Subjects--Personal Names:
Twain, Mark, 1835-1910.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Authors, American--19th century--Biography.
DVD-Video discs.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Biographical television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

LC Class. No.: PS1331 / .B87 2004

Dewey Class. No.: 818/.409