A Tale of Two Cities

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

6.8(78)19352h 6m

HistoryDramaRomanceAdventure

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.

Director

Jack Conway

Budget

$1.0M

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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)

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1 review

barrymost

6y ago

10.0

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 se...