A Tale of Two Cities (1922 film)
| A Tale of Two Cities | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Walter Courtney Rowden |
| Written by | Charles Dickens (novel) Walter Courtney Rowden |
| Produced by | H.B. Parkinson |
| Starring | Clive Brook Ann Trevor J. Fisher White |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | British Exhibitors' Films |
Release date | 1922 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
A Tale of Two Cities is a 1922 British silent drama film directed by Walter Courtney Rowden and starring Clive Brook, Ann Trevor and J. Fisher White. The film is an adaptation of the 1859 novel A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens, and its plot concerns events taking place during the French Revolution. It was made as part of the "Tense Moments with Great Authors Series" of films.
Premise
During the French Revolution, a jaundiced British lawyer takes the place of a French aristocrat who has been sentenced to the guillotine.
Cast
- Clive Brook as Sydney Carton
- Ann Trevor as Lucie Manette
- J. Fisher White as Doctor Alexandre Manette
Bibliography
- Scott, Ian. From Pinewood to Hollywood: British Filmmakers in American Cinema, 1910-1969. Palgrave MacMillan, 2010.
External links
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Categories:
- 1922 films
- British historical drama films
- British silent short films
- 1920s historical drama films
- Films set in the 1790s
- Films directed by Walter Courtney Rowden
- Films set in London
- Films set in Paris
- Films based on A Tale of Two Cities
- British black-and-white films
- 1922 drama films
- 1920s English-language films
- 1920s British films
- Silent drama films
- 1920s British film stubs