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A Tale of Two Cities (1980 film)

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English

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Drama, History, Romance

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United States

A Tale of Two Cities (1980 film) movie poster

Release date
  
December 2, 1980 (1980-12-02)

Based on
  
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

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A tale of two cities 1980


A Tale of Two Cities is a 1980 American made-for-television historical drama film directed by Jim Goddard, and based on the Charles Dickens novel set in the French Revolution. The film stars Chris Sarandon playing dual roles as two characters who are in love with the same woman.

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Synopsis

Dickens' London-lawyer hero (Chris Sarandon) makes the ultimate sacrifice for the woman he loves in Paris during the Reign of Terror.

Cast

  • Chris Sarandon - Charles Darnay / Sydney Carton
  • Alice Krige - Lucie Manette
  • Peter Cushing - Dr Alexandre Manette
  • Kenneth More - Jarvis Lorry
  • Barry Morse - Marquis St. Evrémonde
  • Flora Robson - Miss Pross
  • Billie Whitelaw - Madame Therese Defarge
  • Nigel Hawthorne - CJ Stryver
  • Norman Jones - Ernest Defarge
  • George Innes - Jerry Cruncher
  • David Suchet - John Barsad
  • References

    A Tale of Two Cities (1980 film) Wikipedia
    A Tale of Two Cities (1980 film) IMDb A Tale of Two Cities (1980 film) themoviedb.org