Synopsis
Huckleberry Finn is a 15-year-old boy who has had a difficult relationship with his often violent father for a long time. When Dad tried to kidnap him, Huck decides to run away from home, and heads out of town on a raft. Huck is soon joined by Jim, a runaway slave who is no more eager to see his master than Huck is to see his father. As the two friends make their way down the Mississippi, they're faced with a variety of challenges and adventures.
Ratings
IMDb5.6/10
16 audience votes
Key crew
- J. Lee ThompsonDirector
- Richard M. ShermanScreenplay
- Robert B. ShermanScreenplay
Cast
- Jeff EastHuckleberry Finn
- Paul WinfieldJim
- Harvey KormanThe King
- David WayneThe Duke
- Arthur O'ConnellCol. Grangerford
- Gary MerrillPap
- Natalie TrundyMrs. Loftus
- Lucille BensonWidder Douglas
- Kim O’BrienMaryjane Wilks
- Jean FaySusan Wilks
- Ruby LeftwichMiss Watson
- Odessa ClevelandJim’s wife
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Themes
based on novel or bookmissourimusical19th century