The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Movie Review 1985

An adaptation of the Mark Twain story about the adventures encountered by Huckleberry Finn and a runaway slave as they travel down the Mississippi River. Top-notch cast makes this an entertaining version. Originally made in a much longer version for PBS's "American Playhouse."

Distribution

Monterey Home Video, 566 St. Charles Dr., Thousand Oaks, CA 91360-3901, Phone: (805)494-7199, Toll-free: 800-424-2593, Fax: (805)496-6061

Available on VHS
Running time 121 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Slavery, Books to Film: Mark Twain, A River Runs Through the Plot

Cast

Sada Thompson, Lillian Gish, Richard Kiley, Jim Dale, Barnard Hughes, Patrick Day, Frederic Forrest, Geraldine Page, Butterfly McQueen, Samm-Art Williams

Director

Peter H. Hunt

Producer

Great Amwell Company