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A Tale of Two Cities

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1935
2h 6m
English
History, Drama, Romance, Adventure
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.
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7.6
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A Tale of Two Cities (1935) on IMDb
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Ronald Colman
Sydney Carton
Elizabeth Allan
Lucie Manette
Edna May Oliver
Miss Pross
Basil Rathbone
Marquis St. Evremonde
Blanche Yurka
Madame De Farge
Donald Woods
Charles Darnay
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
Lucille La Verne
The Vengeance
Isabel Jewell
The Seamstress
HB Warner
Theophile Gabelle
Mitchell Lewis
Ernest De Farge
Billy Bevan
Jerry Cruncher
Directed By: Jack Conway
Written By: Charles Dickens (Novel), S. N. Behrman (Screenplay), + 1 more

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christopher_brink says...
12 years ago
Standard Dickensian dribbeldy-poop extolling the joys of hearth and home. I may be a little prejudiced, but is death really better than a successful career and a bachelor's life? Excellent performances (especially Edna May Oliver and Blanche Yurka) elevate the material somewhat, and I'm always surprised by Dickens' wit, but this is definitely a product of his time.
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barrymost
5 years ago
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, More
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