Charles Dicken's A Tale of Two Cities (1859)
brought to the screen by Hollywood in 1935:

". . . truly a tale for all time." (movie trailer)

" . . . truly a tale for conservatives of all stripes
and for troubled America in the 1930s especially." (Robert Saistout)

(The following clips run in order from left to right, beginning with "A Victim of the Bastille.")

A Victim of the Bastille, Dr. Manette is reunited with his daughter, the fair Lucie
Enemy of the People: the Marquis of St. Evrémonde The Marquis and His Nephew, Charles Darnay: Villain and Hero The worst of times in Paris: hunger breeds revolution
Parisian Poor Trampled underfoot "The Mob" Marches to the Bastille, July 14, 1789 Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity lead to Hatred
Scenes of Revolutionary Justice Madame De Farge seeks further Revenge Madame De Farge dies
Sydney Carton goes to the Guillotine

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