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A Tale of Two Cities (1935)
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An elaborate adaptation of Dickens' classic tale of the French Revolution. Dissipated lawyer Sydney Carton defends emigre Charles Darnay from charges of spying against England... See full summary » |
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Elizabeth Allan | ... | |
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Edna May Oliver | ... | |
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Reginald Owen | ... | |
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Blanche Yurka | ... | |
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Henry B. Walthall | ... | |
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Donald Woods | ... | |
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Walter Catlett | ... | |
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Fritz Leiber | ... | |
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H.B. Warner | ... | |
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Mitchell Lewis | ... | |
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Claude Gillingwater | ... | |
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Billy Bevan | ... | |
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Isabel Jewell | ... |
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An elaborate adaptation of Dickens' classic tale of the French Revolution. Dissipated lawyer Sydney Carton defends emigre Charles Darnay from charges of spying against England. He becomes enamored of Darnay's fiancée, Lucie Manette, and agrees to help her save Darnay from the guillotine when he is captured by Revolutionaries in Paris. Written by Marg Baskin <marg@asd.raytheon.ca>
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Guillotine | French Revolution | Lawyer | Self Sacrifice | Reign Of Terror | See more »Taglines:
The most dramatic love story in the history of literature! See more »Parents Guide:
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USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
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Charles Dickens' 'A Tale of Two Cities' See more »Filming Locations:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USACompany Credits
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| USA: (video version)Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)Color:
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1.37 : 1
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Marquis St. Evremonde: It's extraordinary to me that you people cannot take care of yourselves and your children. One or the other of you is forever in the way. How do you know what injury you might do to my horses?
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(1782) (uncredited)
Music by John Francis Wade (1782)
Latin lyrics traditional
Sung in church by an unseen female
English lyrics "Come, All Ye Faithful" by Frederick Oakeley (1852)
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"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on January 12, 1942 with Ronald Colman reprising his film role. See more »Goofs
Anachronisms: Close up of a paper reporting arrest of Charles Darnay shows a Reuters report. The action takes place in 1785...Paul Reuter was born in 1816 and did not set up his eponymous news agency until 1850. See more »Quotes
[after the Marquis' coach runs over and kills a peasant child, he gets out of the coach and speaks to the onlookers]Marquis St. Evremonde: It's extraordinary to me that you people cannot take care of yourselves and your children. One or the other of you is forever in the way. How do you know what injury you might do to my horses?
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Soundtracks
"Adeste Fideles"(1782) (uncredited)
Music by John Francis Wade (1782)
Latin lyrics traditional
Sung in church by an unseen female
English lyrics "Come, All Ye Faithful" by Frederick Oakeley (1852)
Sung by a group passing by See more »
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