A Tale of Two Cities
1980Dissolute barrister Sydney Carton becomes enchanted and then hopelessly in love with the beautiful Lucie Manette. But Lucie loves and marries Charles Darnay, and remains oblivious to Carton's undimmed devotion to her. When Darnay is ensnared in the deadly web of the French Revolution and condemned to die by the guillotine, Sydney Carton concocts a dangerous plot to free the husband of the woman he loves.
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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
Bernard Hug
as Gaspard
Martin Carroll
as Clerk of the Court
Valérie de Tilbourg
as Seamstress
Wally Thomas
as Foreman
Harry Jones
as Wiggins
Robert Urquhart
as Attorney General
John Kidd
as Chemist
Anna Manahan
as Vengeance
Gerald James
as Gabelle
Bernard Archard
as Tribunal President
Martha Parsey
as Little Lucie
Robin Scobey
as Victor
Alan Collins
as Jailer
James Coyle
as Jacques
Michael Burrell
as Tellsons Bank Clerk
Stanley Lebore
as Captain of the Guard
Philip Trewinnard
as Royal George Hotel Clerk