History ·Drama ·Romance ·Adventure · United States of America · 1935 · 2h 6m

A Tale of Two Cities

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Director
Jack Conway
Cast
Ronald Colman as Sydney Carton Elizabeth Allan as Lucie Manette Edna May Oliver as Miss Pross Reginald Owen as Stryver Basil Rathbone as Marquis St. Evremonde Blanche Yurka as Madame De Farge
Crew
Oliver T. Marsh — Director of Photography Conrad A. Nervig — Editor Herbert Stothart — Original Music Composer S. N. Behrman — Screenplay W.P. Lipscomb — Screenplay Charles Dickens — Novel
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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.

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Mood & Themes
london, englandparis, francebased on novel or bookself sacrificeredemptionfrench revolutionguillotinelovealcoholic18th century
Key Collaborators
Jack Conway Director Oliver T. Marsh Director of Photography Conrad A. Nervig Editor Herbert Stothart Original Music Composer S. N. Behrman Screenplay W.P. Lipscomb Screenplay Charles Dickens Novel David O. Selznick Producer Dolly Tree Costume Design
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