A Tale of Two Cities (1917 film)
Appearance
A Tale of Two Cities | |
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Directed by | Frank Lloyd |
Written by | Charles Dickens (novel) Frank Lloyd |
Starring | William Farnum Jewel Carmen Charles Clary Herschel Mayall |
Cinematography | William C. Foster George Schneiderman |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Fox Film Corporation |
Release date | March 11, 1917 |
Running time | 70 minutes |
Country | United States |
Languages | Silent English intertitles |
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' novel of the same title, which has been filmed a number of times.[1]
Plot summary
During the French Revolution a British lawyer courageously takes the place of a French aristocrat sentenced to be guillotined.
Cast
- 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
- ^ Goble p.974
Bibliography
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
External links
Categories:
- 1917 films
- American films
- American drama films
- American historical films
- American silent films
- 1910s drama films
- 1910s historical films
- English-language films
- Films directed by Frank Lloyd
- Fox Film films
- Films based on British novels
- Films based on A Tale of Two Cities
- Films set in London
- Films set in Paris
- Films set in the 18th century
- American black-and-white films
- 1910s drama film stubs
- Historical film stubs