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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1955)

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn poster
Directed by
Buzz Kulik
Genre
tv movie, adventure, drama
Country
United States
Runtime
1h
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A boy named Huckleberry Finn fakes his own death to escape his abusive father. He meets a runaway slave named Jim and they float down the Mississippi River on a raft, encountering various people and adventures along the way.

adventurouslightheartedclassicwhimsicalnostalgicearthyeasygoingplayful

What happens

"The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" is a 1955 CBS TV film adaptation of Mark Twain's 1884 novel of the same name, starring Charles Taylor in the title role. It was directed by Herbert B. Swope Jr. It aired on September 1, 1955 as the Season 2 premiere of the anthology program Climax!. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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