A Tale of Two Cities
The Immortal Story of Love and Intrigue During the French Revolution!
1935 | 126m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Jack Conway |
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| Writer: | W.P. Lipscomb, S. N. Behrman, Charles Dickens |
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| Set against the conditions leading up to the French Revolution and the Reign of Terror, French doctor Alexandre Manette serves an 18-year imprisonment in the Bastille in Paris, followed by his release to live in London with the daughter he has never met. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 25, 1935 |
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| Director: | Jack Conway |
| Writer: | W.P. Lipscomb, S. N. Behrman, Charles Dickens |
| Genres: | Adventure, Drama, History, Romance |
| Keywords | paris, france, london, england, based on novel or book, self sacrifice, french revolution, guillotine, love, redemption, alcoholic, 18th century |
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $1,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 04, 2026 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Ronald Colman | Sydney Carton |
| Elizabeth Allan | Lucie Manette |
| Edna May Oliver | Miss Pross |
| Reginald Owen | Stryver |
| Basil Rathbone | Marquis St. Evremonde |
| Blanche Yurka | Madame De Farge |
| Henry B. Walthall | Dr. Manette |
| Donald Woods | Charles Darnay |
| Walter Catlett | Barsad |
| Fritz Leiber | Gaspard |
| Eily Malyon | Mrs. Cruncher |
| Nigel De Brulier | Aristocrat (uncredited) |
| William Ripley Dorr | Background Singers (uncredited) |
| E. E. Clive | Judge in 'Old Bailey' |
| Torben Meyer | Lackey #1 |
| Claude Gillingwater | Jarvis Lorry |
| Lucille La Verne | The Vengeance |
| Isabel Jewell | The Seamstress |
| H.B. Warner | Theophile Gabelle |
| Mitchell Lewis | Ernest De Farge |
| Billy Bevan | Jerry Cruncher |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| W.P. Lipscomb | Screenplay |
| S. N. Behrman | Screenplay |
| Jack Conway | Director |
| Charles Dickens | Novel |
| Cedric Gibbons | Art Direction |
| Jacques Tourneur | Second Unit |
| Douglas Shearer | Sound Director |
| Conrad A. Nervig | Editor |
| Herbert Stothart | Original Music Composer |
| Dolly Tree | Costume Design |
| Oliver T. Marsh | Director of Photography |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| David O. Selznick | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
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| Academy Awards | Best Picture | N/A | Nominated |
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barrymost
10.0
A Tale of Two Cities was the movie that introduced me to the wonderful Ronald Colman. It's one of my all-time favorite movies, and also one of the very, very few that can get me close to tears. That classic, unforgettable ending: "It's a far, far better thing I do than I've ever done. It's a far, ... far better rest I go to, than I've ever known." It's a beautiful story of love, redemption, and self-sacrifice, from Charles Dickens' timeless novel. Would I recommend? Yes, without a second thought.
Jun 23, 2021