<P> A Tale of Two Cities is a 1935 film based upon Charles Dickens ' 1859 historical novel , A Tale of Two Cities set in London and Paris . The film stars Ronald Colman as Sydney Carton , Donald Woods and Elizabeth Allan . The supporting players include Reginald Owen , Basil Rathbone , Claude Gillingwater , Edna May Oliver and Blanche Yurka . It was directed by Jack Conway from a screenplay by W.P. Lipscomb and S.N. Behrman . The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture and Best Film Editing . The story is set in the French Revolution and deals with two men who are alike , not only in appearance , but in their love for the same woman . The film is generally regarded as the best cinematic version of Dickens ' novel . </P>
<P> A Tale of Two Cities is a 1935 film based upon Charles Dickens ' 1859 historical novel , A Tale of Two Cities set in London and Paris . The film stars Ronald Colman as Sydney Carton , Donald Woods and Elizabeth Allan . The supporting players include Reginald Owen , Basil Rathbone , Claude Gillingwater , Edna May Oliver and Blanche Yurka . It was directed by Jack Conway from a screenplay by W.P. Lipscomb and S.N. Behrman . The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture and Best Film Editing . The story is set in the French Revolution and deals with two men who are alike , not only in appearance , but in their love for the same woman . The film is generally regarded as the best cinematic version of Dickens ' novel . </P>
who starred in a tale of two cities
who starred in a tale of two cities
Ronald Colman Donald Woods Elizabeth Allan
Ronald Colman Donald Woods Elizabeth Allan