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Life on the Mississippi is a made-for-television feature film, based loosely on the 1883 book of the same title by Mark Twain. It was directed by Peter H. Hunt, and starred David Knell as the young Mark Twain and Robert Lansing as his teacher, Horace Bixby.
Most mid-19th-century Mississippi River boys dreamed of occupying that pinnacle of power and glamour, the pilot house of a riverboat. In a riot of local color, this film tells how, unlike many, Sam's dream comes true.
- Peter H. Hunt
- 2
- Robert Lansing
Nov 7, 2023 · A young Mark Twain trains as a steamboat pilot with a captain on the Mississippi River.Introduction by Kurt Vonnegut.
- 117 min
- 201
- Chzz77 Dacan
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Most mid-19th-century Mississippi River boys dreamed of occupying that pinnacle of power and glamour, the pilot house of a riverboat. In a riot of local color, this film tells how, unlike many, Sam's dream comes true.
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A dramatic adaptation of Mark Twain's book, relating the author's experiences on the river and the coming of age of a young man.
