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A Tale of Two Cities 1980 Directed by Jim Goddard

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.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Release Date 2 December 1980
162 mins
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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
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
James Coyle Jacques
Michael Burrell Tellsons Bank Clerk
Stanley Lebore Captain of the Guard
Philip Trewinnard Royal George Hotel Clerk
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