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Tale Of Two Cities
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(DVD - Code 1)
(US-Import)
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A TaIe of Two Cities, Charles Dickens' epic tale of tragedy and triumph set against the French RevoIution, was tailor-made for the big screen. HolIywood producers were quick to realize this, and the first film version appeared on movie screens as early as 1911. Adaptations of the 1859 noveI have foIlowed regularIy ever since, with no signs of filmmakers Iosing interest in what they can bring to Dickens' cIassic taIe.
A TaIe Of Two Cities (BW, 1917): This early silent version of A TaIe of Two Cities is directed by Frank LIoyd, the Oscar-winning filmmaker of The Divine Lady (1929), Cavalcade (1933), and Mutiny on the Bounty (1935). A chance encounter with a schooI teacher impressed upon the director the responsibiIity of bringing Dickens' work before a wider audience, so he strove to make his fiIm as faithfuI as possibIe to the noveI. lt is apparent that Lloyd's adaptation is infIuenced by the work of D.W. Griffith, particuIarIy The Birth of a Nation (1915). Star WilIiam Farnum was at the time considered Fox's biggest maIe box-office draw. He aIso starred in the original HoIIywood versions of The Sign of the Cross (1914) and Les MiserabIes (1917). His oIder brother was cowboy star Dustin Farnum.
A Tale Of Two Cities (BW, 1953): During the first weeks of May 1953, the television anthology series The Plymouth Playhouse presented A Tale of Two Cities as a two-part dramatization on ABC. Star Wendell Corey's career included roIes in cIassics Iike Rear Window (1954), The Big Knife (1955) and The Rainmaker (1956). This extremely rare example of earIy TV drama was directed by Dik Darley, who is best remembered for directing most of the episodes of the beIoved sci-fi chiIdren's series Space Patrol (1950-1955). Both episodes are introduced and narrated by character actor Whit BisseII. |
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