Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Binding: DVD
EAN: 5037115016737
Format: PAL
Number Of Discs: 1
Region Code: 2
Sales Rank: 121082
Theatrical Release Date: August 04, 1958
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Rating:  - No Comparison To This Version!!!
There is no comparison to this version of the movie, period.
Bogarde nailed it when he played the part, and it was very well cast in other areas. I will sit here and wait for it to come out on Region 1 DVD fromat PLEASE!!!!!
Rating:  - Ghastly
I wonder if any of the people who gave this film 5-star reviews have ever read the novel. This is one of the most painfully awful adaptations of a classic that I've ever seen. The creators of this film got everything wrong, from the writer's misbegotten decision to reveal, at the very beginning, ALL the shocking secrets that Mr Dickens felt were better revealed 3/4 of the way through the story...to messing with not only the timeline of the novel but also (painfully) of history...to the dreadful portrayal in the script (compounded by a stuffy actor) of Charles Darnay, in which a somewhat bland but sympathetic character is turned into a smug, snooty prig whose only positive attribute is his good looks. What does Lucie (who is much too ditsy and simpering as portrayed by Dorothy Tutin) see in this pill? This major miscalculation, which probably was intended to make gloomy Sydney more attractive to us in comparison, simply makes us wish that Sydney would just let the creep get shortened and run off with ditsy Lucie himself.
This said, if you are a hardcore TTC fan, you should probably watch it for Dirk Bogarde, who is *almost* as good as Ronald Colman in the role of Sydney Carton. Otherwise, skip it and watch the 1935 or 1989 versions instead.
Rating:  - Not a review, but for what its' worth...
Most of the Soldiers used in the Rank film were USAF Airman stationed at Chateauroux AFB Base in Indre. They were selected, because they were in good condition, mostly tall and had short hair. The monk/priest, who gave the last rites, was also an Airman. In the guillotine scenes, He winged it and used the sign of the cross. The Director loved it! Unfortunately, he did it backwards and being sticklers for the truth, the Director cut his great ad-lib. So much for a brush with fame. They did serve great food.
Rating: - Bad tape
I sent for a tape of "Tale of Two Cites" It came promptly but unfortunately was of poor quality. I couln't tune out the lines out on the tape using the tracking function. C'est la vie. Don't have the time to repackage the VHS version and send it back. I don't plan to buy anymore VHS tapes on the internet.
I'll stick to local vendors where I can return the VHS tapes the next day. Everything should now be converted to DVD anyway.
Rating: - Classic British Version of The Immortal Dickens' Story
There have been a number of fine film versions of the famous novel by Charles Dickens "A Tale of Two Cities", stretching right back to the 1917 silent version starring William Farnum and as recently as the 1980's there have been various television productions. However the two versions that stay in my mind and have rightly earned the accolade of "classic" are the lavish MGM version from 1935 starring an unforgettable Ronald Colman, and this 1958 British production starring Dirk Bogarde in the much loved role of disillusioned and world weary lawyer Sidney Carton. Both men brought their own individual styles to this famous role and Dirk Bogarde really came into his own here after his successful turn in the "Doctor", series of movies for the Rank organisation. He was a perfect casting choice as the self loathing but ultimately lonely English lawyer who achieves at the eleventh hour, the ability to love and find some inner peace through the ultimate self sacrifice during the frightening eruption of the French Revolution. With his good looks, serious demeanour, and projection of a wasted life Dirk Bogarde gives I believe one of his best performances ever in "A Tale of Two Cities", and along with the first rate British supporting cast and a lavish budget for a British film at that time, combines to create a worthy successor to David O. Selznick's legendary 1935 version.
As befitting to the film's title the action takes place in the cities of London and Paris in the lead up to the French Revolution. ... Read More
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