Barnaby Rudge is a 1915 British silent drama film directed by Thomas Bentley and Cecil M. Hepworth and starring Tom Powers, Stewart Rome and Violet Hopson.[1] It was an adaptation of the 1841 novel Barnaby Rudge by Charles Dickens which was set amidst the 1780 Gordon Riots in London.
Barnaby Rudge | |
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Directed by | Thomas Bentley Cecil M. Hepworth |
Written by | Thomas Bentley Charles Dickens |
Produced by | Cecil M. Hepworth |
Starring | Tom Powers Violet Hopson Stewart Rome Chrissie White |
Production company | Hepworth Pictures |
Distributed by | Hepworth Pictures |
Release date | 1 March 1915 |
Running time | 5 reels |
Country | United Kingdom |
Languages | Silent English intertitles |
The film was made at Walton Studios by Hepworth Pictures, where Bentley had directed several ambitious Dickens adaptations. The production was considered a lavish spectacle by critics, particularly the restaging on the climatic riots, which involved over 1,500 extras.[2] The sets were designed by the art director Warwick Buckland. The film is now considered lost, although a handful of production stills have survived.
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