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A Tale of Two Cities

1980★ 6.1 · 212h 42mTV MovieRomanceDramaHistory

Overview

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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Alice Krige
as Lucie Manette

Peter Cushing
as Dr. Alexander Manette

David Suchet
as John Barsad

Chris Sarandon
as Sydney Carton / Charles Darnay

Kenneth More
as Dr. Jarvis Lorry

Billie Whitelaw
as Madame Therese Defarge

Flora Robson
as Miss Pross

Barry Morse
as Marquis St. Evremonde

Nigel Hawthorne
as Mr. CJ Stryver

George Innes
as Jeremiah 'Jerry' Cruncher

Norman Jones
as Monsieur Ernest Defarge

Robert Urquhart
as Attorney General

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Release date: 1980-12-02

Runtime: 2h 42m

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