
A Tale of Two Cities
1980 · Movie · PG · 155 min · ★ 6.1
Based on Charles Dickens's classic, two men, one an aristocrat and the other a dissolute lawyer, fall for the same woman during the French Revolution.
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Details
- Years
- 1980
- Release date
- 1980-12-02
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 155 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.1/10 (21 votes)
Themes
- based on novel or book
- french revolution
Cast & crew

Chris Sarandon
as Sydney Carton / Charles Darnay

Peter Cushing
as Dr. Alexander Manette

Alice Krige
as Lucie Manette

Kenneth More
as Dr. Jarvis Lorry

Barry Morse
as Marquis St. Evremonde

Flora Robson
as Miss Pross

Billie Whitelaw
as Madame Therese Defarge

Nigel Hawthorne
as Mr. CJ Stryver

Norman Jones
as Monsieur Ernest Defarge

George Innes
as Jeremiah 'Jerry' Cruncher
Directed by Jim Goddard