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.
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Title: A Tale of Two Cities (TV Movie 1980)
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| Chris Sarandon | ... | Sydney Carton / Charles Darnay | |
| Peter Cushing | ... | Dr. Alexander Manette | |
| Kenneth More | ... | Dr. Jarvis Lorry | |
| Barry Morse | ... | St. Evremonde | |
| Flora Robson | ... | Miss Pross | |
| Billie Whitelaw | ... | Madame Therese Defarge | |
| Alice Krige | ... | Lucie Manette | |
| Nigel Hawthorne | ... | Mr. CJ Stryver | |
| Norman Jones | ... | Monsieur Ernest Defarge | |
| George Innes | ... | Jeremiah 'Jerry' Cruncher | |
| David Suchet | ... | John Barsad | |
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Bernard Hug | ... | Gaspard |
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Valérie de Tilbourg | ... | Seamstress (as Valerie de Tilburg) |
| Robert Urquhart | ... | Attorney General | |
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Anna Manahan | ... | The Vengeance |
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Dissolute barrister Sydney Carton (Chris Sarandon) becomes enchanted and then hopelessly in love with the beautiful Lucie Manette (Alice Krige). But Lucie loves and marries Charles Darnay (Chris Sarandon), 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. Written by Jim Beaver <jumblejim@prodigy.net>
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It was the best of times. It was the worst of times. A time of blinding vengeance. Of soaring passions. Of private honor and public executions. A time when one man's love for a woman was so great, war itself couldn't quench it! See more »Parents Guide:
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Recommended by the National Education Association (U.K.). See more »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.See more »
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2 December 1980 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Hallmark Hall of Fame: A Tale of Two Cities (#30.1) See more »Company Credits
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Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions, Marble Arch Productions, Norman Rosemont Productions See more »
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A Tale of Two Cities is my all time favorite book. However, it was quite abstruse and difficult to understand some parts, but this movie clearly explained everything. It was very romantic around the end and sad at the same time. My favorite passage from the book is when Sydney Carton says,"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." This movie really showed the true love between Carton and the seamstress, Carton and Lucie, and Darnay and Lucie. The director has done a tremendous job at this movie and I thank him greatly for this wonderful move that hie has made from the wonderful book that I do adore. I do not understand why anyone wouldn't like this movie or book. Of course the book was quite wordy, but it should be, it was written in 1859. Duh... Just kidding but it is a very beautiful book and presentation of the book.