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This is far, far better filmmaking too: a Golden Era marvel of uncanny performances top to bottom, eye-filling crowd scenes (the storming of the Bastille, thronged courtrooms, an eerie festival of public execution) and lasting emotional power. “It’s a far, far better thing I do than I have ever done,” Carton muses at that defining moment.

Ronald Colman (The Prisoner of Zenda) stars as Sydney Carton – sardonic, dissolute, a wastrel…and destined to redeem himself in an act of courageous sacrifice. Selznick (David Copperfield, Anna Karenina, Gone with the Wind). The action switches between London and Paris on the eve.

Manette, who escapes the horrors of the infamous Bastille prison in Paris. Play Trailer The Immortal Story of Love and Intrigue During the French Revolution Overview. “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…” Charles Dickens’ tale of love and tumult during the French Revolution comes to the screen in a sumptuous film version by the producer famed for nurturing sprawling literary works: David O. A Tale of Two Cities (1935) (US) Drama, Action, Romance, History 2h 6m User Score. Ronald Colman in A TALE OF TWO CITIES (1935) will be available on Blu-ray February 2nd from Warner Archive – Ordering info can be found HERE