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A Tale of Two Cities (1935 film)

A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities 1935 film.JPG
1935 US Theatrical Poster
Directed by Jack Conway
Produced by David O. Selznick
Written by W. P. Lipscomb (screenplay)
S. N. Behrman
Based on A Tale of Two Cities
by Charles Dickens
Starring Ronald Colman
Elizabeth Allan
Music by Herbert Stothart
Cinematography Oliver T. Marsh
Edited by Conrad A. Nervig
Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • December 27, 1935 (1935-12-27)
Running time
123 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $1,232,000
Box office $1,111,000 (Domestic earnings)
$1,183,000 (Foreign earnings)

A Tale of Two Cities is a 1935 film based upon Charles Dickens' 1859 historical novel, A Tale of Two Cities set in London and Paris. The film stars Ronald Colman as Sydney Carton, Donald Woods and Elizabeth Allan. The supporting players include Reginald Owen, Basil Rathbone, Claude Gillingwater, Edna May Oliver and Blanche Yurka. It was directed by Jack Conway from a screenplay by W. P. Lipscomb and S. N. Behrman. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture and Best Film Editing. The story is set in the French Revolution and deals with two men who are alike, not only in appearance, but in their love for the same woman.

On the eve of the French Revolution, Lucie Manette (Elizabeth Allan) is informed that her father (Henry B. Walthall) is not dead, but has been a prisoner in the Bastille for many long years before finally being released. She travels to Paris to take her father to her home in England. Dr. Manette has been taken care of by a friend, Ernest Defarge (Mitchell Lewis), and his wife (Blanche Yurka). The old man's mind has given way during his long ordeal, but Lucie's tender care begins to restore his sanity.


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