Huckleberry Finn

"The Greatest Of All American Adventure Stories."

1974 1h 58m EN

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★6.0TMDB · 16

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Synopsis

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Huckleberry Finn is a 15-year-old boy who has had a difficult relationship with his often violent father for a long time. When Dad tried to kidnap him, Huck decides to run away from home, and heads out of town on a raft. Huck is soon joined by Jim, a runaway slave who is no more eager to see his master than Huck is to see his father. As the two friends make their way down the Mississippi, they're faced with a variety of challenges and adventures.

“The Greatest Of All American Adventure Stories.”

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Cast

Jeff East
Huckleberry Finn
Paul Winfield
Jim
Harvey Korman
The King
David Wayne
The Duke
Arthur O'Connell
Col. Grangerford
Gary Merrill
Pap
Natalie Trundy
Mrs. Loftus
Lucille Benson
Widder Douglas

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: J. Lee Thompson
Writers: Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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52 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Tom Sawyer/Huckleberry Finn Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by J. Lee Thompson, shot by László Kovács. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Michael F. Anderson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Jeff East and Paul Winfield and Harvey Korman carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The Greatest Of All American Adventure Stories.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0071634 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 16 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

J. Lee Thompson directs. László Kovács behind the camera. Michael F. Anderson cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

152 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Part of the "Tom Sawyer/Huckleberry Finn Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by J. Lee Thompson, shot by László Kovács. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Michael F. Anderson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Jeff East and Paul Winfield and Harvey Korman carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "The Greatest Of All American Adventure Stories.".
7IMDB entry: tt0071634 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 16 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: László Kovács
Editing: Michael F. Anderson
Production design: Philip M. Jefferies
Costume design: Donfeld
Makeup / hair: John Inzerella
Sound: Theodore Soderberg
Runtime: 118 min · 1h 58m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): G
IMDB: Huckleberry Finn (1974)

Part of

Tom Sawyer/Huckleberry Finn Collection

Early 1970s adaptations of Mark Twain's classic novels. Both films were adapted by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman, more commonly known as Oscar winning song writers. With Tom Sawyer, the Sherman Brothers made history by becoming the only Americans, ever, to win First Prize at the Moscow Film Festival (1973). While criticized for not being faithful to the novels, the films are notable for the stars that appear in the cast.