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A Tale of Two Cities

1958

115 minutes

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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.

Top Cast

Dirk Bogarde headshot

Dirk Bogarde

Sydney Carton

Dorothy Tutin headshot

Dorothy Tutin

Lucie Manette

Paul Guers headshot

Paul Guers

Charles Darnay

Marie Versini headshot

Marie Versini

Marie Gabelle

Ian Bannen headshot

Ian Bannen

Gabelle

Cecil Parker headshot

Cecil Parker

Jarvis Lorry

Stephen Murray headshot

Stephen Murray

Dr. Manette

Athene Seyler headshot

Athene Seyler

Miss Pross

Alfie Bass headshot

Alfie Bass

Jerry Cruncher

Sacha Pitoëff headshot

Sacha Pitoëff

Gaspard

Christopher Lee headshot

Christopher Lee

Marquis St. Evremonde

Donald Pleasence headshot

Donald Pleasence

Barsad

Leo McKern headshot

Leo McKern

Old Bailey

Eric Pohlmann headshot

Eric Pohlmann

Sawyer

Duncan Lamont headshot

Duncan Lamont

Ernest Defargue

Rosalie Crutchley headshot

Rosalie Crutchley

Madame Defargue

Freda Jackson headshot

Freda Jackson

Vengeance

Yves Brainville headshot

Yves Brainville

Foulon

Alan Tilvern headshot

Alan Tilvern

Grave Robber

Ernest Clark headshot

Ernest Clark

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