Alice in Wonderland (1951 Disney animated) and Alice in Wonderland (2010 Tim Burton) - Alice in Wonderland (1903 and 1915) and Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1910)
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The most well-known version is Disney's animated version but Alice in Wonderland is among the first titles to be put on film, some of them shorts at around 10-15 minutes long
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Top 10 Movies with a Silent Era Film Counterpart
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996 Disney animated) and The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939) - The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1911 and 1923)
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The 1923 version featured cinematic effects pioneer Lon Chaney Sr.
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The Phantom of the Opera (1989) The Phantom of the Opera (1943) - The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
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Another Lon Chaney Sr. monster make-up movie with what is still the best known image of the unmasked phantom
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The Wizard of Oz (1939) - The Wizard of Oz (1925)
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The 1939 version is the one everyone knows about but there were several silent versions as well, the best preserved being the 1925 film
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Ben-Hur (1959) - Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)
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The 1959 version starring Charlton Heston won 11 Academy Awards, but the 1925 version was equally epic for its day and despite initially losing money due to its huge costs it remains well received to this day.
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The Last of the Mohicans (1992) - The Last of the Mohicans (1920)
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Both based on the novels by James Fenimore Cooper, the silent version did well and so did the '92 adaptation starring Daniel Day-Lewis
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Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979) - Nosferatu (1922)
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A case could be made to include the 1992 movie, Bram Stoker's Dracula. However, the original Nosferatu did not receive the full rights to Stoker's original story and made several alterations. The 1979 adaptation stays truer to these changes even though Nosferatu was closer to Stoker's work than the Dracula films that followed
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Brewster's Millions (1985) - Brewster's Millions (1914 and 1921)
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Both movies are based on a novel by the same name and both starred somewhat controversial comedians. The 1921 silent film cast Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle and the 1985 movie starred Richard Prior
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931) - Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920)
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The 1931 film gained great acclaim but John Barrymore's portrayal of the doctor should not be discounted
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The Ten Commandments (2007 animated) and The Ten Commandments (1956) - The Ten Commandments (1923)
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The best known is the three hour and forty-five minute long 1956 epic. Both it and the 1923 silent film were directed and produced by Cecil B. DeMille with huge budgets, big productions and critical and commercial success
