
A Tale of Two Cities
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.
Release Date: 1980-12-02
TV Movie
Romance
Drama
History
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Casts

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