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Le marquis de Saint-Evremond

Original title: A Tale of Two Cities
  • 1935
  • Tous publics
  • 2h 8m
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
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Elizabeth Allan, Ronald Colman, and Donald Woods in Le marquis de Saint-Evremond (1935)
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A pair of lookalikes, one a former French aristocrat and the other an alcoholic English lawyer, fall in love with the same woman amidst the turmoil of the French Revolution.A pair of lookalikes, one a former French aristocrat and the other an alcoholic English lawyer, fall in love with the same woman amidst the turmoil of the French Revolution.A pair of lookalikes, one a former French aristocrat and the other an alcoholic English lawyer, fall in love with the same woman amidst the turmoil of the French Revolution.

  • Directors
    • Jack Conway
    • Robert Z. Leonard
  • Writers
    • Charles Dickens
    • W.P. Lipscomb
    • S.N. Behrman
  • Stars
    • Ronald Colman
    • Elizabeth Allan
    • Edna May Oliver
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.8/10
    6.7K
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    • Directors
      • Jack Conway
      • Robert Z. Leonard
    • Writers
      • Charles Dickens
      • W.P. Lipscomb
      • S.N. Behrman
    • Stars
      • Ronald Colman
      • Elizabeth Allan
      • Edna May Oliver
    • 91User reviews
    • 18Critic reviews
    • 87Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 2 Oscars
      • 2 wins & 2 nominations total

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    Ronald Colman
    Ronald Colman
    • Sydney Carton
    Elizabeth Allan
    Elizabeth Allan
    • Lucie Manette
    Edna May Oliver
    Edna May Oliver
    • Miss Pross
    Reginald Owen
    Reginald Owen
    • C.J. Stryver
    Basil Rathbone
    Basil Rathbone
    • Marquis St. Evrémonde
    Blanche Yurka
    Blanche Yurka
    • Madame Therese De Farge
    Henry B. Walthall
    Henry B. Walthall
    • Dr. Manette
    Donald Woods
    Donald Woods
    • Charles Darnay
    Walter Catlett
    Walter Catlett
    • Barsad
    Fritz Leiber
    Fritz Leiber
    • Gaspard
    H.B. Warner
    H.B. Warner
    • Gabelle
    Mitchell Lewis
    Mitchell Lewis
    • Ernest De Farge
    Claude Gillingwater
    Claude Gillingwater
    • Jarvis Lorry Jr.
    Billy Bevan
    Billy Bevan
    • Jerry Cruncher
    Isabel Jewell
    Isabel Jewell
    • Seamstress
    Lucille La Verne
    Lucille La Verne
    • The Vengeance
    • (as Lucille LaVerne)
    Tully Marshall
    Tully Marshall
    • Woodcutter
    Fay Chaldecott
    • Lucie as a Child
    • Directors
      • Jack Conway
      • Robert Z. Leonard
    • Writers
      • Charles Dickens
      • W.P. Lipscomb
      • S.N. Behrman
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    User reviews91

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    The best Hollywood Dickens

    With the exception of David Copperfield this is probably Hollywood's most accomplished treatment of a Charles Dickens work. Sumptuously mounted and produced in grand MGM style it has the the perfect voice and charm of Ronald Colman as Sidney Carton, a stalwart supporting cast and magnificently choreographed large scale crowd scenes depicting the out of control energy and fury of the revolt and subsequent reign of terror.

    Colman's charming cynic wins us over early given he is surrounded by just cause with a Dicken's roster of pompous bores and hypocrites caught up in their own self importance. He drinks and offends but who can blame him. The sardonic wit of the film extends beyond Carton though by way of Dickens "cinematic" descriptive style that sharply conveys through both character and setting distracting dark humor over the grim proceedings by intermingling comic portraits with the sober cruel personages while making incisive social commentary. A laudable supporting cast consisting of Reginald Owen, Edna May Oliver, Billy Bevan, Blanche Yurka's Madame DeFarge and Basil Rathbone's venal Marquis de Evermonde truly do bring the pages to life, though I will admit an Oliver, Yurka death match near the end does take liberties with the tome.

    Oliver Marsh's photography is commendable throughout whether conveying panorama in the excellently edited storming of the Bastille and raucous courtroom scenes or the tight tension filled cramped ominously lit interiors of cells or the De Farge wine shop.

    With Colman in the lead and every MGM department clicking on all cylinders Tale of Two Cities remains fresh and vital 75 years later. It is one of those rear films that embraces rather than wrestle with a classic literary work which it does here with grandeur and confidence.
    10ccthemovieman-1

    One Of The Very Best Of The 1930s

    Rarely have I upgraded a film between viewings as much as I did this one. I saw it quite a while ago and thought it was so-so, but watched it again last week after re-acquiring the VHS....and wow, what an incredible movie! This has to be one of the finest movies of the 1930s.

    Production-wise, with the big cast of extras, the photography, the superb acting and powerful story, I can't see how another film, with the exception of "Gone With The Wind," that featured all that this film boasts. Why it is not out on DVD as of this writing - June of 2006 - is a disgrace.

    Starting with visuals, this movie reminded me in parts of a good film-noir with the shadows-and-light and great facial closeups. It's just beautifully filmed, and the big reason I'd want to view this on disc.

    As for the acting, if ever a man looked and sounded like he was perfectly suited for a certain role, it has to be Ronald Colman playing "Sidney Carton." The anguished, reflective sorrowful looks alone made Colman memorable in this role. It's hard to picture anyone else doing a better job as the man who has no esteem, finds love, is greatly disappointed but then does the most noble thing any human being can do for another, giving up his own for a friend. It's fitting you get Scripture at the end of this film, and in earlier parts of the story as Colman plays a role in which Jesus himself describes how best to show one's love for someone. This is a very spiritual film, by the way, which may turn off some people but was an inspiration to this reviewer.

    Almost as riveting as Colman was Blance Yurka. Hers is a not a familiar screen name but apparently she was a big success on the stage during her era. As "Madame DeFarge," Yurka plays on the most vengeful and frightening female figures I've ever seen on film. Too bad she wasn't seen in more movies; she had the charisma for the silver screen.

    Meanwhile, Elizabeth Allan as the female lead ("Lucy Manette") and Donald Woods as the other male interest ("Charles Darnay") do well in their leading roles. Three other supporting players also are notable for their standout performances: Edna Mae Oliver as Lucy's protective maid/companion "Miss Pross;" Basil Rathbone as the evil French Aristocrat "Marquis St. Evremonde" and Henry B. Walthall as "Dr. Manette."

    This Charles Dickens story couldn't have been translated any better to the big screen that what you see here.
    10edwagreen

    A Fabulous Tale of 2 Cities ****

    Charles Dickens would have stood up and applauded had he seen this fabulous 1935 version of his classic tale.

    There are no words adequate enough to praise the fine performances in this film dealing with the French Revolution.

    Ronald Colman is memorable as Sidney Carton, an alcoholic lawyer, who gave up his life to save the husband (Donald Woods) of the woman he loved. The woman, played by Elizabeth Allan, was strong in emotion and very appealing.

    The supporting performances are first-rate. Had they had supporting Oscar categories in 1935, Edna May Oliver, as Miss Pross, governess to Allan and Blanche Yurka, as fiery revolutionary Madame De Farge, would have certainly been nominated. Who can forget the fight scene between both of these women? Who can forget De Farge's demand that Darnay, the nephew of the notorious Marquis Evremonde, a vicious Basil Rathbone, be put to death for being a member of this elitist family? Yurka tore into this scene a revenge rarely seen in motion pictures. Unfortunately, Hollywood could offer her few parts for a talent as great as this. Oliver, as Miss Pross, shed the right tears, and with sarcastic wit, delivered some of the most memorable lines in this film. Her facial gestures along with those of Yurka were something else. You'd also feel for the mobs of the starving French while the aristocrats lived so well.

    Isabel Jewell, as the condemned seamstress, gave heart in her brief performance. Her emotional outburst, as she nears her fate, will never be forgotten.

    The dialogue was crisp, the directing by Jack Conway, was first rate.

    Years later, this classic was remade in 1958. It was an extremely poor remake. Foolishly, they weakened the part of Madame De Farge. **** for the original and even more. Revolutions were never as good as this one!
    JanTartu

    Ronald Colman and Blanche Yurka should have won Oscars

    A beautiful film rich in feeling, wonderfully evocative of the period, bristling with passion, electrifying with Blanche Yurka's impassioned speech demanding the death of Charles Darnay/Marquis San Evremonde (poor Donald Woods), absolutely heart-wrenching with Colman comforting the poor seamstress (Isabel Jewell)and giving her the last measure of love, friendship and courage before the guillotine. Colman acts with his deep, thoughtful and soulful eyes, as well as with his immortal voice in scene after scene. Forever fabulous and plaudits to all the cast. Colman and Yurka should have won Oscars. Colman incredibly was never nominated, and Blanche's misfortune was that the Supporting Actress Oscar didn't start until the year after (1936)when Gale Sondergard won for Anthony Adverse. Only the most hard-boiled will not shed a tear or two at the movie's end!
    Melly-4

    It's brilliant.

    This is just about the best movie ever made. Really. It has everything any good movie needs. The script is wonderful, and the acting is so much more than you would even begin to expect. It's the kind of movie you can watch every week, and still get so involved. That is what this movie does-it makes you so interested and involved. You feel for Sydney Carton, and you just want to go give him a big hug! A Tale of Two Cities makes you laugh, and cry, and just feel good about humanity. It's brilliant!

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    • Trivia
      Actor Ronald Colman agreed to play the role of Sydney Carton with the sole condition that he not also be required to play the role of Charles Darnay, as was usually expected in adaptations of the Dickens novel. The plot of 'A Tale of Two Cities' turns on the physical resemblance between the two characters. Colman had long wanted to play Sydney Carton, and was even willing to shave off his beloved mustache to play the part.
    • Goofs
      Sydney Carton attends Christmas Eve services ca. 1780 during which "Hark, the Herald Angels Sing" is sung to music by Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847), and John Francis Wade's Latin hymn, "Adeste fideles," is sung in Frederick Oakley's (1802-1880) translation as "O Come, All Ye Faithful."
    • Quotes

      Sydney Carton: It's a far, far better thing I do than I have ever done. It's a far, far better rest I go to than I have ever known.

    • Crazy credits
      Although the film has nothing to do with Christmas, "Adeste Fideles," known in English as the holiday carol "O Come All Ye Faithful" plays as a The End title appears on screen.
    • Connections
      Edited into The Story That Couldn't Be Printed (1939)
    • Soundtracks
      La Marseillaise
      (1792) (uncredited)

      Written by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle

      Played during the opening credits and often in the score

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    • Release date
      • November 27, 1936 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • A Tale of Two Cities
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • A Tale of Two Cities
    • Filming locations
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA(Studio, Waterfront Street)
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    • Budget
      • $1,232,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      • 2h 8m(128 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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