A Tale of Two Cities (1935 film)

A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities
	1935 US Theatrical Poster
Directed by	Jack Conway
Written by	W. P. Lipscomb; S. N. Behrman
Based on	A Tale of Two Cities; 1859 novel; by Charles Dickens
Produced by	David O. Selznick
Starring	Ronald Colman; Elizabeth Allan
Cinematography	Oliver T. Marsh
Edited by	Conrad A. Nervig
Music by	Herbert Stothart
Production; company	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Distributed by	Loew's, Inc
Release date	December 27, 1935;
Running time	123 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$1,232,000
Box office	$2.3 million (worldwide rentals)

A Tale of Two Cities is a 1935 film based upon Charles Dickens' 1859 historical novel, A Tale of Two Cities, set in London and Paris. The film stars Ronald Colman as Sydney Carton and Elizabeth Allan as Lucie Manette. The supporting players include Edna May Oliver, Reginald Owen, Basil Rathbone, Lucille La Verne, Blanche Yurka, Henry B. Walthall and Donald Woods. It was directed by Jack Conway from a screenplay by W. P. Lipscomb and S. N. Behrman. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture and Best Film Editing.

The story is set in France and England and spans several years before and during the French Revolution. It deals with the evils that precipitated the Revolution and with an innocent family and their friends caught up in the horrors of the Terror. Charles Darnay, a French aristocrat who has rejected his rank and moved to England, and Sidney Carton, an alcoholic English advocate, both fall in love with Lucie Manette. Lucie has brought her father to England to recover from 18 years of unjust imprisonment in the Bastille. Lucie befriends Carton and later marries Darnay. In the end, Carton saves Darnay's life by taking his place at the guillotine. The film is generally regarded as the best cinematic version of Dickens' novel and one of the best performances of Colman's career.^[2]

^ ^a ^b Glancy, H. Mark (1999). When Hollywood Loved Britain: The Hollywood 'British' Film 1939–1945. Manchester University Press.
^ "A Tale of Two Cities (1935) - Notes". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on December 29, 2013. Retrieved 2020-02-14.

[Glancy-1] Glancy, H. Mark (1999). When Hollywood Loved Britain: The Hollywood 'British' Film 1939–1945. Manchester University Press.

[:0-2] "A Tale of Two Cities (1935) - Notes". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on December 29, 2013. Retrieved 2020-02-14.

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