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A Tale of Two Cities (1958)
- NR
- 08/04/1958 (US)
- Drama, History, Romance
- 1h 55m
Overview
British barrister Sydney Carton lives an insubstantial and unhappy life. He falls under the spell of Lucie Manette, but Lucie marries Charles Darnay. When Darnay goes to Paris to rescue an imprisoned family retainer, he becomes entangled in the snares of the brutal French Revolution and is himself jailed and condemned to the guillotine. But Sydney Carton, in love with a woman he cannot have, comes up with a daring plan to save her husband.
Ralph Thomas
DirectorCharles Dickens
NovelCast
![Dirk Bogarde's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/fMziwinZMFrnsom1jdmLrqkaXo5.jpg)
Dirk Bogarde
Sydney Carton![Dorothy Tutin's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/qqN3LIpWSa5tu0VupUSfoh7RGGG.jpg)
Dorothy Tutin
Lucie Manette![Paul Guers's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/z0FSYQVCmT7InFDs8PtMRXQ1pQT.jpg)
Paul Guers
Charles Darnay![Marie Versini's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/tBh1o6Qlzaaygf9fC1NJPpHMb0h.jpg)
Marie Versini
Marie Gabelle![Ian Bannen's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/4WrkyylbxsSNsVlfXDctE7KDOuP.jpg)
Ian Bannen
Gabelle![Cecil Parker's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/bKRahLwOtk2EPYrE50zGjeZYsIO.jpg)
Cecil Parker
Jarvis Lorry![Stephen Murray's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/ixPaDvILsMBTI2HsSQt4Mmxa0Vo.jpg)
Stephen Murray
Dr. Manette![Athene Seyler's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/oDi9maBaiTVuYMUg3k0c8MIKd68.jpg)