A Tale of Two Cities (1980 film)
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A Tale of Two Cities | |
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Based on | A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens |
Written by | John Gay (screenplay) |
Directed by | Jim Goddard |
Starring | Chris Sarandon Alice Krige |
Theme music composer | Allyn Ferguson |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Producer | Norman Rosemont |
Cinematography | Tony Imi |
Editor | Bill Blunden |
Running time | 162 minutes |
Original release | |
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A Tale of Two Cities is a 1980 television film directed by Jim Goddard, and based on the Charles Dickens novel set in the French Revolution. The film stars Chris Sarandon playing dual roles as two characters who are in love with the same woman.
Synopsis
Dickens' London-lawyer hero (Chris Sarandon) makes the ultimate sacrifice for the woman he loves in Paris during the Reign of Terror.[1]
Cast
- Chris Sarandon - Charles Darnay /Sydney Carton
- Alice Krige - Lucie Manette
- Peter Cushing - Dr. Alexander Manette
- Kenneth More - Dr. Jarvis Lorry
- Barry Morse - St. Evremonde
- Flora Robson - Miss Pross
- Billie Whitelaw - Madame Therese Defarge
- Nigel Hawthorne - Mr. CJ Stryver
- Norman Jones - Monsieur Ernest Defarge
- George Innes - Jeremiah Cruncher
- David Suchet - John Barsad
References
- ^ "A Tale of Two Cities - 1980 Movie Summary". Next Guide. Retrieved 2014-12-16.
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