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A Tale of Two Cities

1953

60 minutes

TV MovieDrama

Overview

A dramatization originally for TV on the Plymouth Playhouse. 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.

Top Cast

Wendell Corey headshot

Wendell Corey

Sydney Carton

Wanda Hendrix headshot

Wanda Hendrix

Lucie Manette

Murray Matheson headshot

Murray Matheson

Dr. Alexander Manette

Carleton Young headshot

Carleton Young

Charles Darnay

Esther Dale headshot

Esther Dale

Pross

Paul Cavanagh headshot

Paul Cavanagh

Mr. Stryver

Norman Budd headshot

Norman Budd

Jerry Cruncher

Ted Stanhope headshot

Ted Stanhope

The Judge

Colin Kenny headshot

Colin Kenny

The Baliff

Whit Bissell headshot

Whit Bissell

Host

Judith Evelyn headshot

Judith Evelyn

Therese Defarge

Robert Foulk headshot

Robert Foulk

Ernest Defarge

Ivan Triesault headshot

Ivan Triesault

The President

Lucille Pierlot headshot

Lucille Pierlot

The Seamstress