Huckleberry Finn (1975 film)

*Huckleberry Finn*
Huckleberry Finn
Genre	Adventure
Based on	Huckleberry Finn; by Mark Twain
Screenplay by	Jean Holloway
Directed by	Robert Totten
Starring	Ron Howard; Donny Most; Royal Dano; Antonio Fargas
Theme music composer	Earl Robinson
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producer	Steven North
Cinematography	Andrew Jackson
Editors	Diane Adler; Marsh Hendry
Running time	78 minutes
Production company	ABC Circle Films
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	March 25, 1975

Huckleberry Finn is a 1975 American television film adaptation of Mark Twain's famous 1884 boyhood novel, Huckleberry Finn. The film stars Ron Howard as the eponymous lead.

Cast

Ron Howard as Huckleberry Finn
Donny Most as Tom Sawyer
Royal Dano as Mark Twain
Antonio Fargas as Jim
Jack Elam as The King
Merle Haggard as The Duke
Rance Howard as Pap Finn
Dee Carroll as Aunt Sally
Clint Howard as Arch
James Almanzar as Silas Phelps
Jean Speegle Howard as Widow Douglas
Bill Erwin as Harvey Wilkes

Filming locations

The film was shot in Missouri, in Arrow Rock, Lupus, and for exteriors, Colusa County, California.^[1]

Awards

The film won a 1976 Primetime Emmy Award for "Outstanding Children's Special", tying with You're a Good Sport, Charlie Brown.

References

^ Huckleberry Finn (1975) (TV) - Filming locations

External links

Huckleberry Finn at IMDb

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[1] Huckleberry Finn (1975) (TV) - Filming locations

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Characters	Huckleberry Finn Tom Sawyer Jim
Books	The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884) Tom Sawyer Abroad (1894) Tom Sawyer, Detective (1896) Schoolhouse Hill (1916)
Film	Tom Sawyer (1907) Tom Sawyer (1917) Huck and Tom (1918) Huckleberry Finn (1920) Tom Sawyer (1930) Huckleberry Finn (1931) The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938) The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1939) The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1960) Hopelessly Lost (1973) Tom Sawyer (1973) Huckleberry Finn (1974) The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993) Tom and Huck (1995) Tom Sawyer (2000) Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn (2014) Band of Robbers (2015)
Television	"The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" (1955) The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1968) Huckleberry Finn (1975) Huckleberry no Bōken (1976) Huckleberry Finn and His Friends (1979) The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1980) Rascals and Robbers: The Secret Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn (1982) Back to Hannibal: The Return of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn (1990) "Tom and Huck" (Simpsons Tall Tales) (2001)
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Other	Tom Sawyer (album) Huckleberry Finn (EP) The Thin Executioner "Tom Sawyer" (song) Tom Sawyer Island
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