02 December 1980 Drama, History, Romance 162 mins
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.
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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
Martin Carroll as Clerk of the Court
Valérie de Tilbourg as Seamstress
Wally Thomas as Foreman
Harry Jones as Wiggins
Jim Goddard Director
Charles Dickens Novel
Tony Imi Director of Photography
Olga Lehmann Costume Design
Bill Blunden Editor
John Gay Screenplay
Allyn Ferguson Music
John Stoll Production Design
United Kingdom 02 December 1980
United States 02 December 1980
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