''Sybil'' is a 1921 British silent

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by Jack Denton and starring

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, Cowley Wright and

Gordon Hopkirk Hubert Gordon Hopkirk (20 April 1884 – 1966) was a British actor of the silent era. He was born in Jena, Germany to British parents and began his film career in the late 1910s. After a series of films in Britain, he went to the United States t ...

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/ref> It is an adaptation of the 1845 novel '' Sybil'' by

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. It is considered to be a

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Cast

- Sybil Gerard * Cowley Wright - Honorable Charles Egremont *

- Stephen Hatton * Harry Gilbey - James Hatton * Philip D. Williams - James Marney * William Burchill - Father

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* 1921 films 1921 drama films 1921 lost films 1920s British films 1920s English-language films British black-and-white films British silent feature films English-language drama films Films based on British novels Films directed by Jack Denton Films set in England Ideal Film Company films Lost British drama films Silent British drama films {{1920s-UK-film-stub