A Tale of Two Cities
1958 · 115 MIN · IMDB 7.1 · 1,662 VOTES · DIR. Ralph Thomas
Overview
British barrister Sydney Carton lives an insubstantial and unhappy life. He falls under the spell of Lucie Manette, but Lucie marries Charles Darnay. When Darnay goes to Paris to rescue an imprisoned family retainer, he becomes entangled in the snares of the brutal French Revolution and is himself jailed and condemned to the guillotine. But Sydney Carton, in love with a woman he cannot have, comes up with a daring plan to save her husband.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,531 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:43 Get up!
00:05:22 That was indeed a blazing strange answer.
00:09:34 Sydney, if you were a fellow of any sensitiveness
00:13:35 You may forget these serfs.
00:18:02 One cask only.
00:23:40 - He even talks of starting up in practice again. - She's very devoted.
00:27:43 Ooh. Good-looking young fellow.
00:31:20 Is there anything of which we have not heard?
00:35:20 Did you see Mr Darnay?
00:40:24 What has gone wrong?
00:45:46 just in case.
00:49:28 I wouldn't let you.
00:53:12 because I am not a man who takes much time over apologies.
00:57:50 My name is Ernest Defarge.
01:01:51 The armoury. That's the place for muskets.
01:09:27 I disclaimed my title, and with it my estate
01:13:25 in response to this written appeal of a fellow countryman.
01:17:44 Emily Pross.
01:22:48 I submit that I am not an emigrant.
01:26:58 A spy. A secret informer.
01:30:56 - Is there a verdict in the Evremonde trial? - Guilty.
01:34:46 Don't look at me like that.
01:39:37 I saw you here. I have some business to do before I go to the guillotine today.
01:44:24 Evremonde.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,531
Dialogue density13.3 lines / min
First line00:01:43
Final line01:44:24
Production Record
DirectorRalph Thomas
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes1,662