A Tale of Two Cities (1935 film)

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A Tale of Two Cities (1935 film) is a classic black-and-white adaptation of Charles Dickens' novel, renowned for its dramatic portrayal of the French Revolution and featuring Basil Rathbone in a prominent role.

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instanceOf American film
black-and-white film
film
adaptationOf Victorian novel
authorOfSourceWork Charles Dickens NERFINISHED
basedOn A Tale of Two Cities
characterPortrayed Charles Darnay
Lucie Manette
Madame Defarge
Sydney Carton
cinematographyBy Oliver T. Marsh NERFINISHED
colorProcess black-and-white
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Jack Conway NERFINISHED
distributedBy Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
editedBy Conrad A. Nervig NERFINISHED
era 1930s cinema
format black-and-white
genre historical drama film
romantic drama film
hasFilmLocation London NERFINISHED
Paris NERFINISHED
hasProminentCastMember Basil Rathbone NERFINISHED
medium theatrical film
musicBy Herbert Stothart NERFINISHED
narrativeLocation England NERFINISHED
France NERFINISHED
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Picture
notableFor dramatic portrayal of the French Revolution
originalLanguage English
partOf Hollywood Golden Age
surface form: Hollywood studio era
producer David O. Selznick NERFINISHED
productionCompany Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
releaseDate December 25, 1935
releaseYear 1935
runtimeMinutes 128
screenwriter S. N. Behrman
W. P. Lipscomb NERFINISHED
setInCity London, England
surface form: London

Paris
setInCountry France
setInPeriod French Revolution
stars Basil Rathbone NERFINISHED
Blanche Yurka
Edna May Oliver NERFINISHED
Elizabeth Allen
surface form: Elizabeth Allan

Reginald Owen NERFINISHED
Ronald Colman NERFINISHED

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Basil Rathbone notableWork A Tale of Two Cities (1935 film)