| He was a riverboat pilot, reporter, penniless prospector, Civil War dropout, would-be entrepreneur, loving family man, world traveler, pomposity burster and raconteur. It turns out the man who created adventures for Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn and a Connecticut Yankee led a mighty adventurous life himself. âTruth is a very valuable thing,â says Fredric Marchâs Mark Twain. âI believe we should be economical with it.â And that sets the tone for what follows: a lovingly crafted Hollywoodized biopic tracing the immortal humoristâs life from Hannibal boyhood to Big River exploits to global literary lion and more. Riverboatâs a-cominâ, hop aboard â with Tom, Huck, Jim and above all, Samuel Langhorne Clemens. |
Language: English
