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A Tale of Two Cities

  • 1980
  • TMDB 6.1/10
  • 2h 42m

Set against the conditions leading up to the French Revolution and the Reign of Terror, French doctor Alexandre Manette serves an 18-year imprisonment in the Bastille in Paris, followed by his release to live in London with the daughter he has never met.

Overview

Set against the conditions leading up to the French Revolution and the Reign of Terror, French doctor Alexandre Manette serves an 18-year imprisonment in the Bastille in Paris, followed by his release to live in London with the daughter he has never met.

Cast

  • Chris SarandonSydney Carton / Charles Darnay
  • Peter CushingDr. Alexander Manette
  • Alice KrigeLucie Manette
  • Kenneth MoreDr. Jarvis Lorry
  • Barry MorseMarquis St. Evremonde
  • Flora RobsonMiss Pross
  • Billie WhitelawMadame Therese Defarge
  • Nigel HawthorneMr. CJ Stryver

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