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A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities
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A Tale of Two Cities

1935
2h 6m
History
Drama
Romance

Status

Released

Release

1935

Runtime

2h 6m

Where to Watch

Available options inUS

Provider type

Streaming

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5
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Storyline

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

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.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
2h 6m
Dec 25, 1935
Languages
English
Director
Jack Conway
Jack Conway
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Countries
United States of America

Top Cast

21 Cast Members

Ronald Colman

Ronald Colman

Sydney Carton

Elizabeth Allan

Elizabeth Allan

Lucie Manette

Edna May Oliver

Edna May Oliver

Miss Pross

Reginald Owen

Reginald Owen

Stryver

Basil Rathbone

Basil Rathbone

Marquis St. Evremonde

Blanche Yurka

Blanche Yurka

Madame De Farge

Henry B. Walthall

Henry B. Walthall

Dr. Manette

Donald Woods

Donald Woods

Charles Darnay

Walter Catlett

Walter Catlett

Barsad

Fritz Leiber

Fritz Leiber

Gaspard

Eily Malyon

Eily Malyon

Mrs. Cruncher

Nigel De Brulier

Nigel De Brulier

Aristocrat (uncredited)

William Ripley Dorr

Background Singers (uncredited)

E. E. Clive

E. E. Clive

Judge in 'Old Bailey'

Torben Meyer

Torben Meyer

Lackey #1

Claude Gillingwater

Claude Gillingwater

Jarvis Lorry

Lucille La Verne

Lucille La Verne

The Vengeance

Isabel Jewell

Isabel Jewell

The Seamstress

H.B. Warner

H.B. Warner

Theophile Gabelle

Mitchell Lewis

Mitchell Lewis

Ernest De Farge

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