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6.8/10   121 votes
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Writers:
Steven H. Berman (writer)
Mark Twain (book)
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Release Date:
16 March 2002 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
Mark Twain. Rebel. Writer. Legend.
Plot:
A teenaged Mark Twain travels to the American West during the "Gold Rush" days in search of fortune and his destiny. | add synopsis
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Awards:
2 nominations more
User Comments:
Dry wit and poignant sub stories make this worth watching. more (5 total)

Cast

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Robin Dunne ... Young Samuel Clemens

James Garner ... Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain)

Adam Arkin ... Henry

Eric Roberts ... The Foreman

Ned Beatty ... Slade
Adam Storke ... Seth

Charles Martin Smith ... Platt
Jill Eikenberry ... Livy Clemens
J.D. Nicholsen ... Higbie
Wayne Robson ... Mr. Ballou
Blu Mankuma ... Johnston
Winston Rekert ... The Stranger
Greg Spottiswood ... Orion Clemens
Stephen E. Miller ... Higgins
Brian Stollery ... Beamis
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Mark Twain's Roughing It (Australia)
Encontro com a Vida (Brazil) [pt]
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Runtime:
USA:185 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Australia:PG

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6 out of 6 people found the following comment useful.
Dry wit and poignant sub stories make this worth watching., 23 March 2002
Author: rkarlin from Indiana

Have you ever taped a show because you didn't really think you'd like it but wanted to be sure...and then when you started the tape, you found yourself watching it straight through. That's how this movie (actually a two part mini-series) caught me. James Garners' excellent voice overs and interludes as Mark Twain allow us to watch as if we were reading the book. Garners' performance and Adam Arkins' small but Emmy deserving turn as a man our hero Sam Clemmens meets in his episodic journey to find himself are the two best out of several good performances which brings this story to life and to heart.

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