Directed by:
Charles Martin SmithScreenplay:
Steven H. BermanCinematography:
David ConnellComposer:
Bruce BroughtonCast:
Robin Dunne, James Garner, Adam Arkin, Eric Roberts, Ned Beatty, Adam Storke, Charles Martin Smith, Jill Eikenberry, Blu Mankuma, Winston Rekert, Jewel Staite (more)Plots(1)
Even success hasn't made Samuel Clemens (Oscar nominee, Emmy and Golden Globe winner James Garner, Breathing Lessons) a happy man. Instead of devoting his talent to "serious matters" he's wasted them on yarns- as Mark Twain, a mere humorist. Now, asked to speak to Bryn Mawr's graduating class of 1891, he's filled with dread. His wife Lucy (Golden Globe winner Jill Eikenberry, L.A. Law) has faith in him- as a loving husband, a devoted father, and an extraordinary writer. He needn't have worried. In front of an enraptured crowd, the masterful story teller unfolds the tale of a polite greenhorn (Robin Dunne, The Circle, as a young Sam) from the East initiated into the rough and tumble society of the raw Western frontier. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Robin Dunne
Canada
Best movies:
The Snow Walker (2003)
The Big Hit (1998)
Strike! (1998)
James Garner
USA
Best movies:
The Great Escape (1963)
Maverick (1994)
The Notebook (2004)
Adam Arkin
USA
Best movies:
The Fourth Wise Man (1985) (TV movie)
The Doctor (1991)
Hitch (2005)
Eric Roberts
USA
Best movies:
The Dark Knight (2008)
Babylon (2022)
Spawn 3: Ultimate Battle (1999)
Ned Beatty
USA
Best movies:
Toy Story 3 (2010)
All the President's Men (1976)
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)
Adam Storke
USA
Best movies:
Prey (1998) (series)
The Phantom of the Opera (1990) (TV movie)
Rough Riders (1997) (TV movie)
Charles Martin Smith
USA
Best movies:
The Untouchables (1987)
Never Cry Wolf (1983)
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)
Jill Eikenberry
USA
Best movies:
Dare to Love (1995) (TV movie)
Hide in Plain Sight (1980)
La Femme libre (1978)
Blu Mankuma
USA
Best movies:
After the Promise (1987) (TV movie)
Whale Music (1994)
Stakeout (1987)
Winston Rekert
Canada
Best movies:
Toby McTeague (1986)
Agnes of God (1985)
Falling from the Sky: Flight 174 (1995) (TV movie)
Jewel Staite
Canada
Best movies:
Liar, Liar (1993) (TV movie)
Serenity (2005)
She Who Must Burn (2015)
Kyla Wise
Canada
Best movies:
Saving Milly (2005) (TV movie)
Family Sins (2004) (TV movie)
The Lost Wife of Robert Durst (2017) (TV movie)
Gina Holden
Canada
Best movies:
Battle in Seattle (2007)
Final Destination 3 (2006)
Fantastic Four (2005)
Stephen Bridgewater
USA
Best movies:
Forrest Gump (1994)
12 Monkeys (1995)
Mississippi Burning (1988)
Wayne Robson
Canada
Best movies:
Chasing Rainbows (1988) (series)
Interstate 60: Episodes of the Road (2002)
Dolores Claiborne (1995)
Paul Coeur
Best movies:
Cool Runnings (1993)
For All Time (2000) (TV movie)
The Grey Fox (1982)
George Buza
USA
Best movies:
X-Men (2000)
La Guerre du feu (1981)
Martin's Day (1985)
Stephen E. Miller
Best movies:
First Blood (1982)
This Boy's Life (1993)
After the Promise (1987) (TV movie)
David LeReaney
Best movies:
Under the Banner of Heaven (2022) (series)
For All Time (2000) (TV movie)
Rat Race (2001)
Diego Diablo Del Mar
Best movies:
Open Range (2003)
Battlestar Galactica: The Plan (2009)
Crossroads: A Story of Forgiveness (2007) (TV movie)