A Tale of Two Cities

Feb 7, 1958

1h 55m

★ 6.7

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.

Genres

Drama

History

Romance

Production Companies

The Rank Organisation

A Tale of Two Cities Trailers

Cast

Sydney Carton

Dirk Bogarde

Lucie Manette

Dorothy Tutin

Charles Darnay

Paul Guers

Marie Gabelle

Marie Versini

Gabelle

Ian Bannen

Jarvis Lorry

Cecil Parker

Dr. Manette

Stephen Murray

Miss Pross

Athene Seyler

Jerry Cruncher

Alfie Bass

Gaspard

Sacha Pitoëff

Marquis St. Evremonde

Christopher Lee

Barsad

Donald Pleasence

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