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Charles Dickens' A tale of two cities
Tale of two cities (Motion picture : 1935)
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"An elaborate adaptation of Dickens' classic tale of the French Revolution. Dissipated lawyer Sydney Carton defends emigre Charles Darnay from charges of spying against England. He becomes enamored...
"An elaborate adaptation of Dickens' classic tale of the French Revolution. Dissipated lawyer Sydney Carton defends emigre Charles Darnay from charges of spying against England. He becomes enamored of Darnay's fiancée, Lucie Manette, and agrees to help her save Darnay from the guillotine when he is captured by Revolutionaries in Paris"--Marg Baskin in the IMDB, viewed Dec. 12, 2006.
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- Creator
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents ; screen play by W.P. Lipscomb and S.N. Behrman ; directed by Jack Conway ; produced by David O. Selznick
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- Videos, Slides, Films
- Language
- English
- Contributors
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- Marsh, Oliver T
- Nervig, Conrad A
- Stothart, Herbert
- Conway, Jack, 1887-1952
- Selznick, David O., 1902-1965
- Lipscomb, W. P. (William Percy), 1887-1958
- Behrman, S. N. (Samuel Nathaniel), 1893-1973
- Colman, Ronald, 1891-1958
- Rathbone, Basil, 1892-1967
- Walthall, Henry B. (Henry Brazeale), 1878-1936
- Allan, Elizabeth, 1908-1990
- Oliver, Edna May, 1883-1942
- Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870. Tale of two cities
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Warner Home Video (Firm)
- Publication
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- Standard version
- Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2006]
- Physical Details
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- 1 videodisc (approximately 126 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in
- digital video stereo
- DVD
- video file DVD
- ISBNs
- 1419838245, 9781419838248
- OCLC
- ocm72476006
- Credits
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- Ronald Colman, Basil Rathbone, Henry B. Walthall, Elizabeth Allan, Edna May Oliver, Reginald Owen, Blanche Yurka
- Director of photography, Oliver T. Marsh ; editor, Conrad A. Nervig ; music, Herbert Stothart
- Based on the novel by Charles Dickens.
- Originally produced as a motion picture in 1935.
- Special features: Oscar®-nominated short "Audioscopiks"; 2 cartoons: "Hey, hey fever" and "Honeyland"; audio-only bonus: Radio show adaptation starring Ronald Colman; theatrical trailer.
- DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo., surround, dual-layer.
- In English with optional English, French, Spanish or Portuguese subtitles; closed-captioned.