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A Tale of Two Cities

A pair of lookalikes, one a former French aristocrat and the other an alcoholic English lawyer, fall in love with the same woman amongst the turmoil of the French Revolution.

Director

Jack Conway, Robert Z. Leonard

Year

Genre

drama, history, romance

Box Office

N/A

Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Awards

Nominated for 2 Oscars. 2 nominations total

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Sydney Carton

Lucie Manette

Elizabeth Allan

Miss Pross

Edna May Oliver

C.J. Stryver

Marquis St. Evrémonde

Madame Therese De Farge

Dr. Manette

Henry B. Walthall

Charles Darnay

Barsad

Gaspard

Gabelle

Ernest De Farge

Jarvis Lorry Jr.

Claude Gillingwater

Jerry Cruncher

Seamstress

The Vengeance

Lucille La Verne

Woodcutter

Lucie - the Child

Mrs. Cruncher

Judge in 'Old Bailey'

Prosecutor

Judge at Tribunal

Prosecutor

Morveau

Tellson Jr.

Jerry Cruncher Jr.

Jacques 116

Barlowe Borland

Tom - Dover Road Coach Driver

Executioner

Richard Alexander

Crowd Member

Innkeeper

Aristocrat About to Be Executed

Barbara Barondess

Aristocrat

Small Role

Candy Clerk

Guillotine Seller

Background Singers

St. Luke's Episcopal Church Choristers

Clerk

Aristocrat

Nigel De Brulier

Priest at Wedding

Chappell Dossett

Official

Clerk

Harold Entwistle

Aristocrat

Old Hag

Headsman

Christian J. Frank

Gentleman

Old Hag

Aristocrat

Joe

Forrester Harvey

Leader at Bastille

Aristocrat

Border Guard

Small Role

Aristocrat

Victor

Walter Kingsford

Aristocrat

Small Role

Clerk

Small Role

James A. Marcus

Jailer

Jacques #2

Shirley McDonald

Guillotine Operator

Lackey #1

Clerk

Cartwright

Edward Peil Sr.

Old Hag

Aristocrat

Condemned Dandy

Chief Registrar

C. Montague Shaw

Old Crony

Servant Boy

Aristocrat

Inspector

Joseph R. Tozer

Aristocrat

Laura Treadwell

Wife of Count

Judith Vosselli

Revolutionary

Small Role

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Sydney Carton Jarvis Lorry Jr.Miss Pross Madame Defarge Seamstress Lucie Manette C.j. Stryver Barsad Lackey #1 Marquis St. Evremonde Jacques Ll6 The Vengeance

[grand music] - A Tale of Two Cities

[man] Get up. Get up. Come on.
Get up. Get up. - A Tale of Two Cities

[man] Get up. Get up. Come on. Get up. Get up.

Blimey. Hey, Joe, what o'clock is it? - A Tale of Two Cities

Blimey. Hey, Joe, what o'clock is it?

Push, push! - A Tale of Two Cities

[shatters] - A Tale of Two Cities

A toast to the king's health. - A Tale of Two Cities

A toast to the king's health.

Madame De Farge? - A Tale of Two Cities

Madame De Farge?

You were too young to remember me. - A Tale of Two Cities

You were too young to remember me.

It is a lady's shoe. - A Tale of Two Cities

It is a lady's shoe.

Dr. Manette... - A Tale of Two Cities

[sobs] Killed. - A Tale of Two Cities

One or the other of you is forever in the way - A Tale of Two Cities

One or the other of you is forever in the way

"No questions now. - A Tale of Two Cities

"No questions now.

Here are the lists, me lord,
if you care to examine them. - A Tale of Two Cities

Here are the lists, me lord, if you care to examine them.

Have you ever been kicked - A Tale of Two Cities

Have you ever been kicked

Why, uh... - A Tale of Two Cities

Well, sir, come to think of it, - A Tale of Two Cities

Well, sir, come to think of it,

I'm so glad. So very glad. - A Tale of Two Cities

I'm so glad. So very glad.

Charles. Charles, my boy. - A Tale of Two Cities

Charles. Charles, my boy.

Darnay in public - A Tale of Two Cities

Darnay in public

Bankers and Frenchmen All atheists - A Tale of Two Cities

Bankers and Frenchmen All atheists

Charles Darnay. - A Tale of Two Cities

Charles Darnay.

There was nothing, Monseigneur. - A Tale of Two Cities

There was nothing, Monseigneur.

It doesn't matter how many - A Tale of Two Cities

It doesn't matter how many

You make a mistake when you call my husband Jacques - A Tale of Two Cities

You make a mistake when you call my husband Jacques

The infant's desire shall be gratified immediately - A Tale of Two Cities

The infant's desire shall be gratified immediately

I don't believe it - A Tale of Two Cities

I don't believe it

- Meat, meat.
- Yes, meat. - A Tale of Two Cities

- Meat, meat. - Yes, meat.

[people groaning] - A Tale of Two Cities

[people groaning]

[people screaming] - A Tale of Two Cities

[people screaming]

Why do you endure it? - A Tale of Two Cities

Why do you endure it?

[no audio] - A Tale of Two Cities

[screams] - A Tale of Two Cities

[clanging] - A Tale of Two Cities

[indistinct shouting] - A Tale of Two Cities

[indistinct shouting]

[all cheering] - A Tale of Two Cities

Charles Darnay? - A Tale of Two Cities

Charles Darnay?

[music continues] - A Tale of Two Cities

[music continues]

Take Evrémonde to La Force Prison. - A Tale of Two Cities

Take Evrémonde to La Force Prison.

- [Lucie] Can he see us, Father?
- [Dr. Manette] I'm sure he can. - A Tale of Two Cities

- [Lucie] Can he see us, Father? - [Dr. Manette] I'm su...

Mummy, something white up there. - A Tale of Two Cities

Mummy, something white up there.

Now my good doctor save him if you can - A Tale of Two Cities

Now my good doctor save him if you can

Oh, merciful Creator, - A Tale of Two Cities

Oh, merciful Creator,

[bugle call] - A Tale of Two Cities

Forgive me if I notice that you are affected - A Tale of Two Cities

Forgive me if I notice that you are affected

Here, Ladybird, drink this. - A Tale of Two Cities

Here, Ladybird, drink this.

Sydney, there is still hope, isn't there? - A Tale of Two Cities

Sydney, there is still hope, isn't there?

Yours is a long life to look back on - A Tale of Two Cities

Yours is a long life to look back on

Would you mind if I borrowed that coat? - A Tale of Two Cities

Would you mind if I borrowed that coat?

Don't let anything she may say
change your plans. - A Tale of Two Cities

Don't let anything she may say change your plans.

I'm afraid we're not going to be able
to pull this through, Mr Carton. - A Tale of Two Cities

I'm afraid we're not going to be able to pull this...

Mr Carton, you couldn't pay me
to do what you're doing, sir. - A Tale of Two Cities

Mr Carton, you couldn't pay me to do what you're d...

Now, help me to get him to his feet. - A Tale of Two Cities

Now, help me to get him to his feet.

Oh, I must go fetch the other
two small bags from the house. - A Tale of Two Cities

Oh, I must go fetch the other two small bags from the house.

[dramatic music] - A Tale of Two Cities

[dramatic music]

I know what you want - A Tale of Two Cities

I know what you want

Do you know who I am - A Tale of Two Cities

Do you know who I am

[dramatic music] - A Tale of Two Cities

[dramatic music]

Come with me. - A Tale of Two Cities

[crying] - A Tale of Two Cities

It isn't understanding we need now - A Tale of Two Cities

It isn't understanding we need now

He's going to pay the forfeit - A Tale of Two Cities

He's going to pay the forfeit

Thérèse! - A Tale of Two Cities

Cursed Aristocrats - A Tale of Two Cities

Cursed Aristocrats

[drum roll] - A Tale of Two Cities

[thuds] - A Tale of Two Cities

Keep your eyes on me - A Tale of Two Cities

Keep your eyes on me

Keep your eyes on me. Mind nothing else. - A Tale of Two Cities

Keep your eyes on me. Mind nothing else.

You're not afraid - A Tale of Two Cities

You're not afraid

You're not afraid. - A Tale of Two Cities

You're not afraid.

[thuds] - A Tale of Two Cities

It's a far far better thing I do - A Tale of Two Cities

It's a far far better thing I do

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A pair of lookalikes, one a former French aristocrat and the other an alcoholic English lawyer, fall in love with the same woman amongst the turmoil of the French Revolution.

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Director: Jack Conway, Robert Z. Leonard

Writer: Charles Dickens, W.P. Lipscomb, S.N. Behrman

Production: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Genre: drama, history, romance

Year: 1935

MetaScore: 87/100

ImdbRating: 7.8

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 25 Dec 1935

Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. 2 nominations total

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