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Mark Twain

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Largely considered to be the greatest American author, Mark Twain is celebrated in this exhaustive documentary by filmmaker Ken Burns.

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Status: Released

Released Date: 2002-01-14

Runtime: 212 mins

Director: Ken Burns

Writer: Dayton Duncan, Geoffrey C. Ward

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Genres: Documentary

Original title: Mark Twain

Production Companies: WETA, Florentine Films

Production Countries: United States of America

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