A Tale of Two Cities
1980-12-02 | 162 minutes
Plot Summary
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.
Cast
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Chris SarandonSydney Carton / Charles Darnay
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Peter CushingDr. Alexander Manette
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Alice KrigeLucie Manette
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Kenneth MoreDr. Jarvis Lorry
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Barry MorseMarquis St. Evremonde
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Flora RobsonMiss Pross
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Billie WhitelawMadame Therese Defarge
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Nigel HawthorneMr. CJ Stryver
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Norman JonesMonsieur Ernest Defarge
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George InnesJeremiah 'Jerry' Cruncher
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David SuchetJohn Barsad
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Kevin StoneyLord Chief Justice
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Valérie de TilbourgSeamstress
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Robert UrquhartAttorney General
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