A Tale of Two Cities (1980)
Overview
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 3.146 |
Directed By
Jim Goddard
Crew
Jim Goddard
Charles Dickens
Allyn Ferguson
Tony Imi
John Gay
John Stoll
Bill Blunden
Olga Lehmann
TOP CAST
Chris Sarandon
Sydney Carton / Charles Darnay
Peter Cushing
Dr. Alexander Manette
Alice Krige
Lucie Manette
Kenneth More
Dr. Jarvis Lorry
Barry Morse
Marquis St. Evremonde
Flora Robson
Miss Pross
Billie Whitelaw
Madame Therese Defarge
Nigel Hawthorne
Mr. CJ Stryver
Norman Jones
Monsieur Ernest Defarge
George Innes
Jeremiah 'Jerry' Cruncher
David Suchet
John Barsad
Kevin Stoney
Lord Chief Justice
Bernard Hug
Gaspard
Martin Carroll
Clerk of the Court
Valérie de Tilbourg
Seamstress
Wally Thomas
Foreman
Harry Jones
Wiggins
Robert Urquhart
Attorney General
John Kidd
Chemist
Anna Manahan
Vengeance
Gerald James
Gabelle
Bernard Archard
Tribunal President
Martha Parsey
Little Lucie
Robin Scobey
Victor
Alan Collins
Jailer
James Coyle
Jacques
Michael Burrell
Tellsons Bank Clerk
Stanley Lebore
Captain of the Guard
Philip Trewinnard
Royal George Hotel Clerk
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