Which 1935 adaptation of Charles Dickens' novel starred Ronald Colman?
Answer
A Tale of Two Cities (1935 film)
The 1935 adaptation of Charles Dickens’ novel starring Ronald Colman was A Tale of Two Cities. Colman plays Sydney Carton, the brilliant but self-destructive English barrister whose resemblance to Charles Darnay becomes crucial during the French Revolution.
Directed by Jack Conway and produced by David O. Selznick for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the film also stars Elizabeth Allan as Lucie Manette, Donald Woods as Darnay, and Basil Rathbone as the Marquis St. Evrémonde. The story moves between London and Paris and dramatizes the social injustices that helped ignite the Revolution.
A common mix-up is confusing this film with other Dickens adaptations from the same period, especially David Copperfield, which MGM released in 1935 as well. The emotional climax is Carton’s self-sacrifice at the guillotine, reflecting the novel’s famous theme of redemption. The film received Academy Award nominations for Best Picture and Best Film Editing.