A Tale of Two Cities

A Tale of Two Cities

162 mins | Drama, Romance, History, TV Movie | Dec. 2, 1980

Dissolute barrister Sydney Carton becomes enchanted and then hopelessly in love with the beautiful Lucie Manette. But Lucie loves and marries Charles Darnay, and remains oblivious to Carton's undimmed devotion to her. When Darnay is ensnared in the deadly web of the French Revolution and condemned to die by the guillotine, Sydney Carton concocts a dangerous plot to free the husband of the woman he loves.

A Tale of Two Cities

162 mins | Drama, Romance, History, TV Movie | Dec. 2, 1980

A Tale of Two Cities
Dissolute barrister Sydney Carton becomes enchanted and then hopelessly in love with the beautiful Lucie Manette. But Lucie loves and marries Charles Darnay, and remains oblivious to Carton's undimmed devotion to her. When Darnay is ensnared in the deadly web of the French Revolution and condemned to die by the guillotine, Sydney Carton concocts a dangerous plot to free the husband of the woman he loves.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers Norman Rosemont Productions, Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions, Marble Arch Productions
Original title A Tale of Two Cities
Directors Jim Goddard
Writers John Gay, Charles Dickens

Cast

Chris Sarandon

as Sydney Carton / Charles Darnay

Peter Cushing

as Dr. Alexander Manette

Alice Krige

as Lucie Manette

Kenneth More

as Dr. Jarvis Lorry

Barry Morse

as Marquis St. Evremonde

Flora Robson

as Miss Pross

Billie Whitelaw

as Madame Therese Defarge

Nigel Hawthorne

as Mr. CJ Stryver

Norman Jones

as Monsieur Ernest Defarge

George Innes

as Jeremiah 'Jerry' Cruncher

David Suchet

as John Barsad

Kevin Stoney

as Lord Chief Justice

Bernard Hug

as Gaspard

Martin Carroll

as Clerk of the Court

Valérie de Tilbourg

as Seamstress

Wally Thomas

as Foreman

Harry Jones

as Wiggins

Robert Urquhart

as Attorney General

John Kidd

as Chemist

Anna Manahan

as Vengeance

Gerald James

as Gabelle

Bernard Archard

as Tribunal President

Martha Parsey

as Little Lucie

Robin Scobey

as Victor

Alan Collins

as Jailer

James Coyle

as Jacques

Michael Burrell

as Tellsons Bank Clerk

Stanley Lebore

as Captain of the Guard

Philip Trewinnard

as Royal George Hotel Clerk