| Release Date: | Dec 1980 |
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| Genres: | Drama / History / Romance / War |
| Awards: | Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 nomination |
| Runtime: | 162 min |
| Cast: | Chris Sarandon (Sydney Carton, Charles Darnay), Peter Cushing (Dr. Alexandre 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) Bernard Hug (Gaspard) Valérie de Tilbourg (Seamstress (as Valerie de Tilburg)) Robert Urquhart (Attorney General) Anna Manahan (The Vengeance) Gerald James (Gabelle) Bernard Archard (Court President) Martha Parsey (Little Lucie) Robin Scobey (Victor) John Kidd (Chemist) |
Dissolute 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.
