A Tale of Two Cities (1917)
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.
- Released
- 1917-03-10
- Genres
- Romance, History, Drama
- Runtime
- 70 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Frank Lloyd, Frank Lloyd
- TMDB rating
- 4.8/10 from 6 votes
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