A Tale of Two Cities
The Immortal Story of Love and Intrigue During the French Revolution!
1935 · 2h 6m · Approved
Adventure, Drama, History, Romance
Directed by
Jack Conway
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A Tale of Two Cities
Overview
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 and cast
- Jack Conway Director
- 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
- Henry B. Walthall as Dr. Manette
- Donald Woods as Charles Darnay
- Walter Catlett as Barsad
- Fritz Leiber as Gaspard
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