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Episode Guide
Mark Twain
Series: Ken Burns American Stories
Series Progress: Episode 13 of 1493% Completed
Synopsis
The newest project from the master of documentaries deals with the life of author Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain), one of America's most beloved writers and historical characters from the 19th century. Ken Burns worked for nearly three years and drew from 100 hours of filmed material and hundreds of photos to complete the two-part, four-hour PBS series. Part two deals with Twain's twilight years, which were mired with dwindling success, impending bankruptcy and the deaths of his youngest daughter and his wife. Burns' documentary takes a look at Twain's darkest novel The Mysterious Stranger, and delves into his riff with President Theodore Roosevelt over America's politics of imperialism.
Cast
- Ken Burns
- Kevin Conway
- Ron Powers
- Geoffrey C. Ward
- Buddy Squires
- Russell Banks
- Amy Madigan
- Ken Burns
- Keith David
- Allen Moore
- Ann Duquesnay
- Hamlin Hill
- Blythe Danner
- Laura Skandera-Trombley
- Arthur Miller
- Erik Ewers
- William Styron
- Hal Holbrook
- Cynthia Nixon
- John Boyer
- Jocelyn Chadwick
- Dayton Duncan
- Chuck Jones
- Mark Twain
- Tim Clark
Director
Producer
📊 Series Binge Profile
Total Content Density: 21 hours 30 minutes (14 episodes)
Intensity Rating: Moderate Burn - Story-dense episodes. Best spaced out over a week.
Binge Milestones
1 episode/day: 14 days
3 episodes/day: 5 days
5 episodes/day: 3 days
Episodes (14)
- S01E01 - The Statue of Liberty
- S01E10 - Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio
- S01E11 - Thomas Hart Benton
- S01E12 - The Shakers: Hands to Work, Hearts to God
- S01E13 - Huey Long
- S01E17 - The Congress
- S01E02 - Frank Lloyd Wright
- S01E03 - Frank Lloyd Wright
- S01E04 - Thomas Jefferson
- S01E05 - Thomas Jefferson
- S01E06 - Brooklyn Bridge
- S01E07 - Mark Twain
- S01E08 - Mark Twain Viewing
- S02E01 - Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery