A Tale of Two Cities (1935)
2h 6m | PG-13
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
Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genre: History, Drama, Romance, Adventure
Video: 720p
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
Reviews
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.