A Tale of Two Cities
1935 · Movie · Approved · 126 min · ★ 6.9 · 90% critics
As conditions build toward the French Revolution, a French doctor endures years of imprisonment in Paris before being released to start a new life in London with family he’s never met. The story follows how political upheaval reshapes relationships, safety, and choices for those caught in its wake.
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Details
- Years
- 1935
- Release date
- 1935-12-25
- Language
- English
- Rated
- Approved
- Runtime
- 126 min
- Critic score
- 90/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (82 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this classic Dickens adaptation if you like sweeping historical drama and love-and-redemption stories; Not for you if you prefer light, subtle entertainment or if you want to avoid tense, revolution-era cruelty like in Les Misérables.
Pros: gripping period drama; memorable performances; big crowd moments | Cons: heavy melodrama; grim, tense themes; some pacing complaints
Themes
- london, england
- paris, france
- based on novel or book
- self sacrifice
- redemption
- french revolution
- guillotine
- love
- alcoholic
- 18th century
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 1937 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Film Editing · 1937 · nominated
Cast & crew
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
Directed by Jack Conway