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Charles Dickens's classic novel was re-created in film format nine times during the 20th century. In spite of the difficulty in translating the finer points of English literature to the silent cinema, Frank Lloyd's 1917 version is perhaps the truest rendition of Dickens's masterpiece. In this lavish production the set pieces maintain an excellent historical accuracy, the mob and battle scenes of the French Revolution are handled with great dexterity, and every plot twist and turn is played out for maximum dramatic value. William Farnum stars as both Charles Darnay and Sydney Carlton, and he is excellent in both roles. As Darnay, Farnum returns to France to free a servant held in the Bastille but is himself imprisoned, tried, and condemned for treason. As Carlton, Farnum plays an Englishman lost in love for Lucie Manette (Jewel Carmen), who loves Darnay. When Carlton becomes determined to prove his worthiness of Lucie's love, he takes it upon himself to see Darnay freed.
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