Catalog - The City Library

Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Title:

Charles Dickens' A tale of two cities [videorecording] / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents ; screen play by W.P. Lipscomb and S.N. Behrman ; directed by Jack Conway ; produced by David O. Selznick.

Edition:

Standard version.

Publisher, Date:

Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2006]

Description:

1 videodisc (ca. 126 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.

Summary:

"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.

Target Audience Note:

Not rated by MPAA.

Subjects:

Executions and executioners -- Drama.

Fathers and daughters -- Drama.

Lookalikes -- Drama.

Feature films.

War films.

Historical films.

Film adaptations.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799 -- Drama.

Paris (France) -- History -- 1789-1799 -- Drama.

London (England) -- History -- 18th century -- Drama.

France -- Historia -- Revolución, 1789-1799 -- Teatro.

París (Francia) -- Historia -- 1789-1799 -- Teatro.

Other Author:

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)

Other Title:

Tale of two cities.

Notes:

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.

Director of photography, Oliver T. Marsh ; editor, Conrad A. Nervig ; music, Herbert Stothart.

Ronald Colman, Basil Rathbone, Henry B. Walthall, Elizabeth Allan, Edna May Oliver, Reginald Owen, Blanche Yurka.

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.

ISBN:

1419838245

9781419838248

Publisher Number:

79369

Other Number:

72476006

System Availability:

1

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

1

Control Number:

240661

# Local items in:

1

# System items in:

1

Call Number:

DVD MOVIE Tale of

Medium:

[videorecording]