A Tale of Two Cities1935
A Tale of Two Cities (1935)
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Cast
as Sydney Carton
as Lucie Manette
as Miss Pross
as Stryver
as Marquis St. Evremonde
as Dr. Manette
as Charles Darnay
as Barsad
as Gaspard
as Mme. DeFarge
as Gabelle
as Ernest DeFarge
as Jarvis Lorry
as Jerry Cruncher
as Seamstress
as La Vengeance
as Woodcutter
as Lucie, the Daughter
as Mrs. Cruncher
as Judge in Old Bailey
as Prosecuting Attorney in Old Bailey
as Morveau
as Tellson
as Jerry Cruncher Jr.
as Prosecutor
as Aristocrat
as Aristocrat
as Aristocrat
as Aristocrat
as Cartwright
as Leader
as Executioner
as Headsman
as Jailer
as Victor, the Jailer
as Jacques, No. 116
as Condemned Dandy
as Tribunal Judge
as Old Hag
as Chief Registrar
as Old Hag
as English Priest
as Joe
as Innkeeper
as English Priest
as Border Guard
Critic Reviews for A Tale of Two Cities
All Critics (15) | Fresh (14) | Rotten (1)
A grand melodrama, filled with big emotions and stirring set pieces, but it's also incredibly dry, which holds it back from standing alongside many other classic Hollywood spectacles of the day.
It's the richly textured screenplay and the slate of stellar performances that drive this film.
A visually portentous film in production design, but I find little moving its historical and romantic drama about social injustice, honorable sacrifice, and impossible love. [Full review in Spanish]
Isabel Jewell, as the seamstress, registers unforgettably in an emotional scene of the sort most difficult to render with restraint. Ronald Colman has attained a fine maturity, and gives real depth to Sidney Carton.
There isn't much doubt that when the movies discovered Dickens they got hold of Something.
Several of the big crowd scenes, especially the storming of the Bastille, are big-budget showstoppers with thousands of extras filling the frame in a way CGI still can't match.
Audience Reviews for A Tale of Two Cities
Ronald Colman and crew do Dickens' work justice and the cinematic values are superior to most pieces done in the era.It was worth the loss of Colman's mustache.
Super Reviewer
This is a good movie about the French Revolution, which was the high point of the film, but the low points are just about every other scene where people are talking and not doing much, which are really boring. If you've read the book, it would be interesting to compare, but otherwise I don't recommend this movie.
Super Reviewer
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