Laura Skandera-Trombley

Mark Twain is a documentary film on the life of Mark Twain also known as Samuel Clements produced by Ken Burns in 2001. Burns captures both the public and private persona of Mark Twain from his birth to his death. The film was narrated by Keith David and the voice of Mark Twain was provided by Kevin Conway.

Largely considered to be the greatest American author, Mark Twain is celebrated in this exhaustive documentary by filmmaker Ken Burns.

The authors traveled the roads that Mark Twain traveled 150 years ago, recalling quotes from his letters, which later became his best-selling book "The Innocents Abroad." The film reveals little-known facts from the life of Mark Twain, who, as a young reporter, made a daring journey to Jerusalem, to the Holy Land, where his discoveries and notes laid the foundation for a new era in American literature.