A Tale of Two Cities
1980 | 162m | English
Popularity: 0.6 (history)
| Director: | Jim Goddard |
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| Writer: | Charles Dickens, John Gay |
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| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 02, 1980 |
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| Director: | Jim Goddard |
| Writer: | Charles Dickens, John Gay |
| Genres: | Drama, History, Romance, TV Movie |
| Keywords | based on novel or book, french revolution |
| Production Companies | Norman Rosemont Productions, Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions, Marble Arch Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 28, 2026 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Valérie de Tilbourg | Seamstress |
| 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 |
| Robin Scobey | Victor |
| Alan Collins | Jailer |
| James Coyle | Jacques |
| Michael Burrell | Tellsons Bank Clerk |
| Stanley Lebore | Captain of the Guard |
| Philip Trewinnard | Royal George Hotel Clerk |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Charles Dickens | Novel |
| Tony Imi | Director of Photography |
| John Gay | Screenplay |
| Jim Goddard | Director |
| Allyn Ferguson | Music |
| Bill Blunden | Editor |
| John Stoll | Production Design |
| Olga Lehmann | Costume Design |
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