A Tale of Two Cities (1980)
A Tale of Two Cities is a 1980 tv movie movie directed by Jim Goddard, with a running time of 2h 42m. It stars Chris Sarandon, Peter Cushing and Alice Krige.
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.
Where to watch A Tale of Two Cities
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Watch free: Kanopy
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Rent: Amazon Video
Buy: Amazon Video
Cast
- 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
- David Suchet as John Barsad
- Kevin Stoney as Lord Chief Justice