A Tale of Two Cities

A Tale of Two Cities

115 mins | Drama, Romance, History | Feb. 7, 1958

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.

A Tale of Two Cities

115 mins | Drama, Romance, History | Feb. 7, 1958

A Tale of Two Cities
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.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers The Rank Organisation
Original title A Tale of Two Cities
Directors Ralph Thomas
Writers Charles Dickens

Cast

Dirk Bogarde

as Sydney Carton

Dorothy Tutin

as Lucie Manette

Paul Guers

as Charles Darnay

Marie Versini

as Marie Gabelle

Ian Bannen

as Gabelle

Cecil Parker

as Jarvis Lorry

Stephen Murray

as Dr. Manette

Athene Seyler

as Miss Pross

Alfie Bass

as Jerry Cruncher

Sacha Pitoëff

as Gaspard

Christopher Lee

as Marquis St. Evremonde

Donald Pleasence

as Barsad

Leo McKern

as Old Bailey

Eric Pohlmann

as Sawyer

Duncan Lamont

as Ernest Defargue

Rosalie Crutchley

as Madame Defargue

Freda Jackson

as Vengeance

Yves Brainville

as Foulon

Alan Tilvern

as Grave Robber

Ernest Clark

as Stryver