A Tale of Two Cities( 1935)

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

Overview

The exciting story of Dr. Manette, who escapes the horrors of the infamous Bastille prison in Paris. The action switches between London and Paris on the eve of the revolution where we witness 'the best of times and the worst of times' - love, hope, the uncaring French Aristocrats and the terror of a revolutionary citizen's army intent on exacting revenge.

Top Billed Cast

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

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A review by barrymost

Written by barrymost on Thu Aug 08 2019

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....