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A Tale of Two Cities

A Tale of Two Cities

The Immortal Story of Love and Intrigue During the French Revolution!

19356.82h 6m

Overview

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.

Directed by Jack Conway
Written by S. N. Behrman, W.P. Lipscomb, Charles Dickens
Produced by David O. Selznick
Box OfficeBudget: $1.0M0

Top Cast

Ronald Colman

Ronald Colman

Sydney Carton

Elizabeth Allan

Elizabeth Allan

Lucie Manette

Edna May Oliver

Edna May Oliver

Miss Pross

Reginald Owen

Reginald Owen

Stryver

Basil Rathbone

Basil Rathbone

Marquis St. Evremonde

Blanche Yurka

Blanche Yurka

Madame De Farge

Henry B. Walthall

Henry B. Walthall

Dr. Manette

Donald Woods

Donald Woods

Charles Darnay

Walter Catlett

Walter Catlett

Barsad

Fritz Leiber

Fritz Leiber

Gaspard

Themes & Keywords

london, englandparis, francebased on novel or bookself sacrificeredemptionfrench revolutionguillotinelovealcoholic18th century

About A Tale of Two Cities

A Tale of Two Cities is a history, drama, romance, adventure film released in 1935 exploring themes of london, england, paris, france, based on novel or book, self sacrifice, redemption, french revolution. Directed by Jack Conway, it stars Ronald Colman, Elizabeth Allan, Edna May Oliver. 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.

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