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A Tale of Two Cities

6.819352h 6mMovieHistoryDramaRomance

Set against the conditions leading up to the French Revolution and the Reign of Terror, French doctor Alexandre Manette serves an 18-year imprisonment in the Bastille in Paris, followed by his release to live in London with the daughter he has never met.

DirectorJack Conway
WritersW.P. Lipscomb·S. N. Behrman
ProducerDavid O. Selznick

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Availability shown for Australia · rights vary by country

Cast · Directed by Jack Conway

RCRonald Colman
Ronald Colman
Sydney Carton
EAElizabeth Allan
Elizabeth Allan
Lucie Manette
EOEdna May Oliver
Edna May Oliver
Miss Pross
ROReginald Owen
Reginald Owen
Stryver
BRBasil Rathbone
Basil Rathbone
Marquis St. Evremonde
BYBlanche Yurka
Blanche Yurka
Madame De Farge
HWHenry B. Walthall
Henry B. Walthall
Dr. Manette
DWDonald Woods
Donald Woods
Charles Darnay
WCWalter Catlett
Walter Catlett
Barsad
FLFritz Leiber
Fritz Leiber
Gaspard
EMEily Malyon
Eily Malyon
Mrs. Cruncher
NBNigel De Brulier
Nigel De Brulier
Aristocrat (uncredited)

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