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A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities

A Tale of Two Cities

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

162 mins

Rating

5.7/10

Release Date

02 December 1980

Country

United States of America

Cast

Chris Sarandon

Chris Sarandon

Sydney Carton / Charles Darnay

Peter Cushing

Peter Cushing

Dr. Alexander Manette

Alice Krige

Alice Krige

Lucie Manette

Kenneth More

Kenneth More

Dr. Jarvis Lorry

Barry Morse

Barry Morse

Marquis St. Evremonde

Flora Robson

Flora Robson

Miss Pross

Billie Whitelaw

Billie Whitelaw

Madame Therese Defarge

Nigel Hawthorne

Nigel Hawthorne

Mr. CJ Stryver

Norman Jones

Norman Jones

Monsieur Ernest Defarge

George Innes

George Innes

Jeremiah 'Jerry' Cruncher

David Suchet

David Suchet

John Barsad

Kevin Stoney

Kevin Stoney

Lord Chief Justice

Bernard Hug

Bernard Hug

Gaspard

Martin Carroll

Martin Carroll

Clerk of the Court

Valérie de Tilbourg

Valérie de Tilbourg

Seamstress

Wally Thomas

Wally Thomas

Foreman

Harry Jones

Harry Jones

Wiggins

Robert Urquhart

Robert Urquhart

Attorney General

John Kidd

John Kidd

Chemist

Anna Manahan

Anna Manahan

Vengeance

Gerald James

Gerald James

Gabelle

Bernard Archard

Bernard Archard

Tribunal President

Martha Parsey

Martha Parsey

Little Lucie

Robin Scobey

Robin Scobey

Victor

Alan Collins

Alan Collins

Jailer

James Coyle

James Coyle

Jacques

Michael Burrell

Michael Burrell

Tellsons Bank Clerk

Stanley Lebore

Stanley Lebore

Captain of the Guard

Philip Trewinnard

Philip Trewinnard

Royal George Hotel Clerk

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