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According to what I’ve read, the only footage to survive from the silent version is this trailer-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Asajgm-ciWA

I would like to see a production of Owen Davis’ stage play version. Or at least get a copy of the play to read and compare to the book and the other film versions.

Judging from the trailer the version that was actually made in the 1920s looks less "real" than the 1970s version.

I saw the Redford-Farrow film several times when I was young and it really defined the story for me.

The new DiCaprio-Mulligan version doesn't look as good to me.

Baz Luhrmann doesn't really do realism -- Moulin Rouge! definitely wasn't "about" the 1890s in any "realistic" way.

Also, when I saw the earlier version, I wasn't familiar with the actors as actors, so they could just "be" the characters of the story.

I'm pretty sure Sam Waterston is a better Nick than Tobey McGuire, though.