A Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens\' \'A Tale of Two Cities\') (1935)

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Directed by

Jack Conway

Robert Z. Leonard

Starring (View all)

Ronald Colman
Sydney Carton

Elizabeth Allan
Lucie Manette

Edna May Oliver
Miss Pross

Reginald Owen
C.J. Stryver

Basil Rathbone
Marquis St. Evrémonde

Blanche Yurka
Madame Therese De Farge

Henry B. Walthall
Dr. Manette

Donald Woods
Charles Darnay

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Charles Dickens

S.N. Behrman
(screen play)

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3 years ago at Jul 14 2:34

gypsyflair

Charles Dickens would have stood up and applauded had he seen this fabulous 1935 version of his classic tale.

There are no words adequate enough to praise the fine performances in this film dealing with the French Revolution.

Ronald Colman is memorable as Sidney Carton, an alcoholic lawyer, who gave up his life to save the husband (Donald Woods) of the woman he loved. The... read more

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Description: A disreputable barrister finds redemption through the most unlikely of friendships and in the process provides for himself salvation of a kind. Absolutely the finest of all versions of the venerable novel by Charles Dickens, and superb filmmaking on every conceivable level, with the definitive career performance from the great Ronald Colman. There's not a false note sounded among the literally hundreds of supporting performances. Truly one of the finest films of all time, the very definition of the term 'film classic,' and an honor to view whether it's the first or the hundred-and-first time you've seen it. Written by Carl Schul ... (more)

Release date: 25 December 1935

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gypsyflair posted a review 3 years ago

“Charles Dickens would have stood up and applauded had he seen this fabulous 1935 version of his classic tale.

There are no words adequate enough to praise the fine performances in this film dealing with the French Revolution.

Ronald Colman is memorable as Sidney Carton, an alcoholic lawyer, who gave up his life to save the husband (Donald Woods) of the woman he loved. The woman, played by Elizabeth Allan, was strong in emotion and very appealing.” read more