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.
Release Date: 1980-12-02
TV Movie
Romance
Drama
History
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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

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