A Tale of Two Cities (1958)
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Screenwriter T.E.B. Clarke, the writer of such fifties British comedies as The Lavender Hill Mob and Passport to Pimlico, dips his pen into a more stately inkwell in this stilted adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic novel A Tale of Two Cities. Dirk Bogarde takes the lead role of worn-down,… More Screenwriter T.E.B. Clarke, the writer of such fifties British comedies as The Lavender Hill Mob and Passport to Pimlico, dips his pen into a more stately inkwell in this stilted adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic novel A Tale of Two Cities. Dirk Bogarde takes the lead role of worn-down, drunken lawyer Sydney Carton, who finally wakes up from his stupor during the French Revolution to make the ultimate sacrifice for Lucie Manette (Dorothy Tutin), the love of his life. Also on hand are the evil tyrant Marquis St. Evermonde (Christopher Lee), the treacherous informer Barsad (Donald Pleasence), and the fanatical Madame Defarge (Rosalie Crutchley), who denounces Lucie and her husband Charles Darnay (Athene Seyler) to the tribunal. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
- Directed By
- Ralph Thomas
- Written By
- T.E.B. Clarke
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
PG,
- In Theaters
- Aug 4, 1958 Wide
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Cast
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Dirk Bogarde
as Sydney Carton
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Dorothy Tutin
as Lucie Manette
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Cecil Parker
as Jarvis Lorry
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Marie Versini
as Marie Gabelle
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Stephen Murray
as Dr. Manette
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Paul Guers
as Charles Darnay
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Athene Seyler
as Miss Pross
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Ian Bannen
as Gabelle
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Alfie Bass
as Jerry Cruncher
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Ernest Clark
as Stryver
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Rosalie Crutchley
as Madame Defarge
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Freda Jackson
as The Vengeance
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Duncan Lamont
as Ernest Defarge
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Christopher Lee
as Marquis St. Evremonde
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Leo McKern
as Attorney General
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Donald Pleasence
as Barsad
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Eric Pohlmann
as Sawyer
- Dominique Boschero
- Ralph Thomas
