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The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993)

The Adventures of Huck Finn poster
Directed by
Stephen Sommers
Genre
drama film, adventure film, comedy drama, children's film, coming-of-age film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 48m
Rated
PG
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 207 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A boy and an escaped slave travel together on a raft down the Mississippi River. They encounter different people and face challenges that test their friendship.

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What happens

The Adventures of Huck Finn is a 1993 American comedy drama adventure film written and directed by Stephen Sommers, and starring Elijah Wood, Courtney B. Vance, Jason Robards and Robbie Coltrane. Distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures and Buena Vista Pictures, it is based on Mark Twain's 1884 novel Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and focuses on at least three-quarters of the book. The film follows a boy named Huckleberry Finn and an escaped slave named Jim, who travel the Mississippi River together and overcome various obstacles along the way. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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