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  1. Pages in category "Films based on works by Mark Twain". The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .

    • The Million Pound Note
    • The Adventures of Mark Twain
    • Tom and Huck
    • The Adventures of Huck Finn
    • Tom Sawyer

    The idea of this story is pretty interesting since it involves a man that’s penniless and two very rich brothers that decide to make a wager on whether or not simply having money is enough to guarantee someone a better life. The bet is that the million-pound note they give to the broke individual will be enough to win him influence and a better lif...

    While it’s kind of a silly movie for kidsthis one is still amusing enough to add to the list since it invites a great deal of imagination and whimsy that Twain was known for in his day. While some might feel that it’s not worthy of being mentioned it’s still something that should be considered if only because it’s something that invites a great dea...

    Throughout the history of storytelling, there are tales of those that when together are far more troublesome than they are on their own, but Tom and Huckare a pair of individuals that have been set together so often that it’s almost impossible to have one without the other. This movie wasn’t considered to be one of the best by a lot of people, but ...

    Huck Finn, just like Tom Sawyer, has become one of the most popular names in history and has remained so for a long time now since this character has inspired quite a few others that have come after him and has been known as something of a troublemaker for quite some time. The fact is however that Huck isn’t responsible for everything that’s ever h...

    Whenever Mark Twain is mentioned it’s easy to think that people’s thoughts are going to head straight towards Tom Sawyer or Huck Finn, or both. Tom is after all one of the main characters that Twain became most famous for, and he’s been one of the biggest troublemakers in history since in almost every depiction he’s been a bit of a rascal but not a...

  2. Jan 14, 2002 · Mark Twain: Directed by Ken Burns. With Keith David, Kevin Conway, Philip Bosco, Blythe Danner. A biographical film about the acclaimed American humourist and author.

    • (1.1K)
    • Documentary, Biography
    • Ken Burns
    • 2002-01-14
  3. Jul 26, 1985 · The Adventures of Mark Twain: Directed by Will Vinton. With James Whitmore, Michele Mariana, Gary Krug, Chris Ritchie. Tom Sawyer, Becky Thatcher and Huck Finn join Mark Twain on his airship to meet Halley's Comet.

    • (3.4K)
    • Animation, Adventure, Family
    • Will Vinton
    • 1985-07-26
  4. Apr 2, 1993 · Huckleberry Finn. The movie Huckleberry Finn is a very adventurous film based off the book "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" By Mark Twain. Some main stars in the film are Elija Wood as Huck, Courtney B. Vance as Jim, Robbie Coltrane as the Duke, Ron Perlman as Pap Finn and many more!

    • (9.3K)
    • Adventure, Comedy, Drama
    • Stephen Sommers
    • 1993-04-02
  5. 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 ...

    • Biography
  6. Mark Twain tells the story of the writer’s extraordinary life – full of rollicking adventure, stupendous success and crushing defeat, hilarious comedy and almost unbearable tragedy. By the end, the film helps us to see how Twain could claim with some justification, “I am not an American, I am the American.”