A Tale of Two Cities

U
1h 55m
1958
6.7 /10 (19)

Overview

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 : United Kingdom
Languages : English
Released Date: 1958-02-07

Top Billed Cast

Dirk Bogarde

Sydney Carton

Dorothy Tutin

Lucie Manette

Paul Guers

Charles Darnay

Marie Versini

Marie Gabelle

Ian Bannen

Gabelle

Cecil Parker

Jarvis Lorry

Stephen Murray

Dr. Manette

Athene Seyler

Miss Pross

Alfie Bass

Jerry Cruncher

Sacha Pitoëff

Gaspard

Christopher Lee

Marquis St. Evremonde

Donald Pleasence

Barsad

Leo McKern

Old Bailey

Eric Pohlmann

Sawyer

Duncan Lamont

Ernest Defargue

Rosalie Crutchley

Madame Defargue

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