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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

19816.01h 40m

Overview

The escapades of Huck Finn, Tom Sawyer, and the runaway slave, Jim, drifting down the Mississippi on a homemade raft, and their encounter with the Duke and his cohort, Dauphin.

Directed by Jack Hively
Written by Mark Twain, Thomas C. Chapman
Produced by Bill Cornford
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Top Cast

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Kurt Ida

Huckleberry Finn

Dan Monahan

Dan Monahan

Tom Sawyer

Brock Peters

Brock Peters

Jim

Forrest Tucker

Forrest Tucker

Duke

Larry Storch

Larry Storch

Dauphin

Lurene Tuttle

Lurene Tuttle

Miss Watson

Jack Kruschen

Jack Kruschen

Judge Thatcher

Elvia Allman

Elvia Allman

Aunt Sally

James Griffith

James Griffith

Uncle Silas

Helen Kleeb

Helen Kleeb

Widow Douglas

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookmississippi river

About The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a adventure, tv movie film released in 1981 exploring themes of based on novel or book, mississippi river. Directed by Jack Hively, it stars Kurt Ida, Dan Monahan, Brock Peters. The escapades of Huck Finn, Tom Sawyer, and the runaway slave, Jim, drifting down the Mississippi on a homemade raft, and their encounter with the Duke and his cohort, Dauphin.

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