A Tale of Two Cities is a 1917 American silent historical drama film directed by Frank Lloyd and starring William Farnum, Jewel Carmen, and Charles Clary. The film is based on Charles Dickens' 1859 novel of the same name, which has been filmed a number of times.[1]
| A Tale of Two Cities | |
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| Directed by | Frank Lloyd |
| Written by | Frank Lloyd |
| Based on | A Tale of Two Cities 1859 novel by Charles Dickens |
| Starring | William Farnum Jewel Carmen Charles Clary Herschel Mayall |
| Cinematography | William C. Foster George Schneiderman |
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| Distributed by | Fox Film Corporation |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Premise
editDuring the French Revolution a British lawyer courageously takes the place of a French aristocrat sentenced to be guillotined.
Cast
edit- William Farnum as Charles Darnay / Sydney Carton
- Jewel Carmen as Lucie Manette
- Charles Clary as Marquis St. Evenmonde
- Herschel Mayall as Jacques Defarge
- Rosita Marstini as Madame Therese Defarge
- Josef Swickard as Dr. Alexandre Manette
- Ralph Lewis as Roger Cly
- William Clifford as Gabelle
- Marc Robbins as Jarvis Lorry
- Olive White as Miss Pross
- Willard Louis as Mr. CJ Stryver
- Harry De Vere as Gaspard
- Florence Vidor as Mimi
References
edit- ^ Goble p.974
Bibliography
edit- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
External links
editWikimedia Commons has media related to A Tale of Two Cities (1917 film).
- A Tale of Two Cities at IMDb
- ‹The template AllMovie title is being considered for deletion.› A Tale of Two Cities at AllMovie
- A Tale of Two Cities at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- A Tale of Two Cities at the TCM Movie Database
