A Tale of Two Cities

25/12/1935 2h 6m 6.8/10

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

Jack Conway

Top Billed Cast

Elizabeth Allan

Lucie Manette

Basil Rathbone

Marquis St. Evremonde

Ronald Colman

Sydney Carton

Reginald Owen

Stryver

Edna May Oliver

Miss Pross

Blanche Yurka

Madame De Farge

Reviews

barrymost

8/8/2019

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.