A Tale of Two Cities (1917)

1917 · Silent film · 80 min · dir. Frank Lloyd

• Romance
• History
• Drama

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Synopsis

At the outbreak of the French Revolution, Charles Darnay goes to Paris to rescue an imprisoned former family servant. He is himself imprisoned and condemned by the revolutionary forces there. His wife, the former Lucie Manette, is secretly loved by a gentlemanly wastrel, Sydney Carton. Carton embarks on a daring plan to save the husband of the woman he loves.

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Details

Director

Frank Lloyd

Writer

Charles Dickens

Cinematography

William C. Foster

Studio

Fox Film Corporation

Released

1917-03-10

Running time

80 minutes

Cast & crew

• Frank Lloyd Director
• William Farnum
• Jewel Carmen
• Charles Clary
• Herschel Mayall
• Rosita Marstini
• Josef Swickard
• Ralph Lewis
• William Clifford

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