Released
Mark Twain Tonight!
March 6 1967 (almost 58 years ago)Rating
75
Based on
2 reviews
- Director: Paul Bogart
- Genres: Comedy, Drama
- Runtime: 1 h 18 m
- Country: United States of America
Recreating the one-man show he starred in on Broadway, Hal Holbrook portrays Mark Twain as a 70-year old humorist who skewers politicians, newspapermen and so-called patriots in this 90 minute monologue. Holbrook adapted Twain's own words for a commentary on slavery, religion and politics, mixing the satire with comic yarns about life on the Mississippi and a very effective ghost story. The show's highlight are the lengthy passages from "Huckleberry Finn".
