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Huckleberry Finn and His Friends

Series1980Limited seriesEnded

Action & Adventure
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Language
English
Episodes
26
Episode length
25m

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8.212 votes on TMDB

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6.5

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The story

Huckleberry Finn and His Friends was a 1979 television series documenting the exploits of Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer, based on the novels The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by American writer Mark Twain. The series was made up of 26 episodes and was a Canadian/German coproduction. Huckleberry Finn is played by Ian Tracey who is also the narrator. Tom Sawyer is played by Sammy Snyders. Directed by Jack B. Hively and Ken Jubenvill, this mini-series was broadcast in many countries such as Germany, UK, Australia, Canada, South Africa, Venezuela and many other Latin American nations. The series was re-shown many times during the 1980s to early 1990s and has grown somewhat of a cult following. Even though Mark Twain originally wrote the books The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn as separate units, this mini-series conjures up both literary works as only one story. Therefore, it places greater importance on Huckleberry's character without putting aside Tom Sawyer's. In 2007, the complete series was released as a 4 DVD box set by Fabulous Films in the UK. It contains many extras including a 12 page color booklet and a 30 minute 'making of' documentary featuring interviews with many stars of the series including Sammy Snyders, Ian Tracey, and Blu Mankuma.

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Cast

  • Ian Tracey
    Ian Tracey
  • Sammy Snyders — artwork unavailable
    Sammy Snyders
  • Brigitte Horney
    Brigitte Horney
  • Bernie Coulson
    Bernie Coulson
  • Blu Mankuma
    Blu Mankuma
  • Walter Marsh — artwork unavailable
    Walter Marsh