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A Tale of Two Cities

6.8/ 1019581h 55m

DramaHistoryRomance

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.

Directed by Ralph Thomas

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Dirk Bogarde

Dirk Bogarde

Sydney Carton

Dorothy Tutin

Dorothy Tutin

Lucie Manette

Paul Guers

Paul Guers

Charles Darnay

Marie Versini

Marie Versini

Marie Gabelle

Ian Bannen

Ian Bannen

Gabelle

Cecil Parker

Cecil Parker

Jarvis Lorry

Stephen Murray

Stephen Murray

Dr. Manette

Athene Seyler

Athene Seyler

Miss Pross