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A Tale of Two Cities

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  • 19801980
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  • 2h 42m
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6.6/10
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Alice Krige and Chris Sarandon in A Tale of Two Cities (1980)
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An ex-aristocrat from France and an alcoholic English lawyer find themselves crossing paths and in love with the same woman during the French Revolution.An ex-aristocrat from France and an alcoholic English lawyer find themselves crossing paths and in love with the same woman during the French Revolution.An ex-aristocrat from France and an alcoholic English lawyer find themselves crossing paths and in love with the same woman during the French Revolution.
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
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    • Jim Goddard
    • Charles Dickens(novel)
    • John Gay
  • Stars
    • Chris Sarandon
    • Peter Cushing
    • Kenneth More
    • Jim Goddard
    • Charles Dickens(novel)
    • John Gay
  • Stars
    • Chris Sarandon
    • Peter Cushing
    • Kenneth More
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    • 21User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy

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    Chris Sarandon
    Chris Sarandon
    • Sydney Carton…
    Peter Cushing
    Peter Cushing
    • Dr. Alexander Manette
    Kenneth More
    Kenneth More
    • Dr. Jarvis Lorry
    Barry Morse
    Barry Morse
    • St. Evremonde
    Flora Robson
    Flora Robson
    • Miss Pross
    Billie Whitelaw
    Billie Whitelaw
    • Madame Therese Defarge
    Alice Krige
    Alice Krige
    • Lucie Manette
    Nigel Hawthorne
    Nigel Hawthorne
    • Mr. CJ Stryver
    Norman Jones
    Norman Jones
    • Monsieur Ernest Defarge
    George Innes
    George Innes
    • Jeremiah 'Jerry' Cruncher
    David Suchet
    David Suchet
    • John Barsad
    Bernard Hug
    • Gaspard
    Valérie de Tilbourg
    • Seamstress
    • (as Valerie de Tilburg)
    Robert Urquhart
    Robert Urquhart
    • Attorney General
    Anna Manahan
    • The Vengeance
    Gerald James
    • Gabelle
    Bernard Archard
    Bernard Archard
    • Court President
    Martha Parsey
    • Little Lucie
      • Jim Goddard
      • Charles Dickens(novel)
      • John Gay
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    • Trivia
      Château de Vincennes, Vincennes, Val-de-Marne stood in for the Bastille.
    • Quotes

      Sydney Carton: It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known.

    • Connections
      Edited into Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)

    User reviews21

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    6/10
    CBS TV rework of a Dickens classic
    This CBS TV movie reworking of the Dickens novel certainly has an epic feeling to it and a running time to match. The author's tale of the French Revolution is one of his most dramatic and tragic and certainly this hits the right marks at times, with a real intensity in some of the scenes set in Paris. The cast is obviously wide-ranging and offers a good mix of seasoned old-timers (like Peter Cushing) and fresh new faces, including Chris Sarandon and Alice Krige. It gets a bit plodding during the middle section but there are always performances like Billie Whitelaw's to enjoy, and the ending certainly ties it off nicely.
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    • Release date
      • December 2, 1980 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Château de Vincennes, Vincennes, Val-de-Marne, France
    • Production companies
      • Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions
      • Marble Arch Productions
      • Norman Rosemont Productions
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    Technical specs

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    • 2 hours 42 minutes
      • Color
      • Mono

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