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.| Status: | Released (1935-12-25) |
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| Awards: | Nominated for 2 Oscars. 2 nominations total |
| Screen: | Charles Dickens, W.P. Lipscomb, S.N. Behrman |
| Productions: | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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- 29522: Ronald Colman - Sydney Carton
- 47678: Elizabeth Allan - Lucie Manette
- 82412: Edna May Oliver - Miss Pross
- 5832: Reginald Owen - Stryver
- 8727: Basil Rathbone - Marquis St. Evremonde
- 89928: Blanche Yurka - Madame De Farge
- 8830: Henry B. Walthall - Dr. Manette
Crews
- 32442: Dolly Tree - Costume Design - Costume & Make-Up
- 42065: Conrad A. Nervig - Editor - Editing
- 27969: Douglas Shearer - Sound Director - Sound
- 293939: W.P. Lipscomb - Screenplay - Writing
- 70044: S. N. Behrman - Screenplay - Writing
- 3557: Charles Dickens - Novel - Writing
- 82413: Jack Conway - Director - Directing
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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 do ....
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