A Tale of Two Cities

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

1935 2h 6m EN

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★6.9TMDB · 87

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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.

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

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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

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jack Conway
Writers: W.P. Lipscomb, S. N. Behrman
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $1.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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91 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jack Conway, shot by Oliver T. Marsh. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Herbert Stothart. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Conrad A. Nervig shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Ronald Colman and Elizabeth Allan and Edna May Oliver carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The Immortal Story of Love and Intrigue During the French Revolution!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0027075 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Jack Conway directs. Oliver T. Marsh behind the camera. Herbert Stothart scores. Conrad A. Nervig cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Shot for just $1.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
291 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Directed by Jack Conway, shot by Oliver T. Marsh. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Herbert Stothart. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Conrad A. Nervig shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Ronald Colman and Elizabeth Allan and Edna May Oliver carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "The Immortal Story of Love and Intrigue During the French Revolution!".
8IMDB entry: tt0027075 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 87 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Classified under 10 themes, including "london, england", "paris, france", "based on novel or book", "self sacrifice".

The technical file

Cinematography: Oliver T. Marsh
Original score: Herbert Stothart
Editing: Conrad A. Nervig
Costume design: Dolly Tree
Runtime: 126 min · 2h 6m
Status: Released
Budget: $1,000,000
Original language: EN
IMDB: A Tale of Two Cities (1935)

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barrymost2019-08-08
★ 10/10
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 self-sacrifice, from Charles Dickens' timeless novel. Would I recommend? Yes, without a second thought.

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