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"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. Selznick.
Original Release
12/25/1935
US Release
12/25/1935
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Ronald Colman | Sydney Carton |
| Elizabeth Allan | Lucie Manette |
| Edna May Oliver | Miss Pross |
| Reginald Owen | C.J. Stryver / Stryver |
| Basil Rathbone | Marquis St. Evrémonde / Marquis St. Evremonde |
| Blanche Yurka | Madame Therese De Farge / Madame De Farge |
| Henry B. Walthall | Dr. Manette |
| Donald Woods | Charles Darnay |
| Walter Catlett | Barsad |
| Fritz Leiber | Gaspard |
Directors
Jack Conway, Robert Z. Leonard
Writers
Charles Dickens, W.P. Lipscomb, S.N. Behrman, Thomas Carlyle, M. Cléry, Mademoiselle des Écherolles, M. Nicholas
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Ronald Colman | Sydney Carton |
| Elizabeth Allan | Lucie Manette |
| Edna May Oliver | Miss Pross |
| Reginald Owen | C.J. Stryver / Stryver |
| Basil Rathbone | Marquis St. Evrémonde / Marquis St. Evremonde |
| Blanche Yurka | Madame Therese De Farge / Madame De Farge |
| Henry B. Walthall | Dr. Manette |
| Donald Woods | Charles Darnay |
| Walter Catlett | Barsad |
| Fritz Leiber | Gaspard |
| H.B. Warner | Gabelle / Theophile Gabelle |
| Mitchell Lewis | Ernest De Farge |
| Claude Gillingwater | Jarvis Lorry Jr. / Jarvis Lorry |
| Billy Bevan | Jerry Cruncher |
| Isabel Jewell | Seamstress / The Seamstress |
| Lucille La Verne | The Vengeance |
| Tully Marshall | Woodcutter |
| Fay Chaldecott | Lucie - the Child |
| Eily Malyon | Mrs. Cruncher |
| E.E. Clive | Judge in 'Old Bailey' |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| David O. Selznick | Producer |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1937 | Oscar | Best Picture | Nominated |
| 1937 | Oscar | Best Film Editing | Nominated |
