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The
Adventures of Mark
Twain
(1982) 90 min.
Explore Mark
Twain's world through the Oscar-winning magic of Claymation, the stop motion
technique perfected at Will Vinton Studios. Join Tom Sawyer, Huck Finn, Becky
Thatcher and Mark Twain on a fantastic journey aboard an amazing riverboat
balloon, for a fateful rendezvous with Halley's Comet. Along the way, Twain
entertains with choice excerpts from his most beloved works, including The
Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, The Mysterious Stranger
and Life on the Mississippi. This is superb family entertainment,
guaranteed to give youngsters of all ages an appreciation of one of the giants
of American literature, in the first-ever all Claymation feature film.
-Special Jury prize -Moscow International Film Festival
Cast (voice): James Whitmore (Mark Twain), Michele Mariana (Becky Thatcher), Gary Krug (Huck Finn), Chris Ritchie (Tom Sawyer)
Directed by Will Vinton; Writing credits: Susan Shadburne; Produced by Will Vinton, Hugh Kennedy Tirrell (associate); Original music by Billy Scream; Film Editing by Kelley Baker, Michael Gall, Will Vinton; Set Decoration by Joan C. Gratz; Claymation Artists: Craig Bartlett, Barry Bruce (character designer), William Fiesterman, Tom Gasek, Mark Gustafson
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