Drama ·History ·Romance · United Kingdom · 1958 · 1h 55m

A Tale of Two Cities

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Director
Ralph Thomas
Cast
Dirk Bogarde as Sydney Carton Dorothy Tutin as Lucie Manette Paul Guers as Charles Darnay Marie Versini as Marie Gabelle Ian Bannen as Gabelle Cecil Parker as Jarvis Lorry
Crew
Ernest Steward — Director of Photography Alfred Roome — Editor Richard Addinsell — Original Music Composer Charles Dickens — Novel Betty E. Box — Producer
Synopsis

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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Mood & Themes
based on novel or bookfrench revolutionguillotinelawyerblack and white18th century
Key Collaborators
Ralph Thomas Director Ernest Steward Director of Photography Alfred Roome Editor Richard Addinsell Original Music Composer Charles Dickens Novel Betty E. Box Producer
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