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Summary

British barrister Sydney Carton lives an insubstantial and unhappy life. He falls under the spell of Lucie Manette, but Lucie marries Charles Darnay. When Darnay goes to Paris to rescue an imprisoned family retainer, he becomes entangled in the snares of the brutal French Revolution and is himself jailed and condemned to the guillotine. But Sydney Carton, in love with a woman he cannot have, comes up with a daring plan to save her husband.

Details

Release Date: February 7, 1958

Runtime: 115 minutes

Genres: Drama, History, Romance

Rating: ⭐ 6.7/10 (18 votes)

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Cast

  • Dirk Bogarde

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    Sydney Carton

  • Dorothy Tutin

    Dorothy Tutin

    Lucie Manette

  • Paul Guers

    Paul Guers

    Charles Darnay

  • Marie Versini

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    Marie Gabelle

  • Ian Bannen

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    Gabelle

  • Cecil Parker

    Cecil Parker

    Jarvis Lorry

  • Stephen Murray

    Stephen Murray

    Dr. Manette

  • Athene Seyler

    Athene Seyler

    Miss Pross

  • Alfie Bass

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    Jerry Cruncher

  • Sacha Pitoëff

    Sacha Pitoëff

    Gaspard

  • Christopher Lee

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    Marquis St. Evremonde

  • Donald Pleasence

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    Barsad

  • Leo McKern

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    Old Bailey

  • Eric Pohlmann

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    Sawyer

  • Duncan Lamont

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    Ernest Defargue

  • Rosalie Crutchley

    Rosalie Crutchley

    Madame Defargue

  • Freda Jackson

    Freda Jackson

    Vengeance

  • Yves Brainville

    Yves Brainville

    Foulon

  • Alan Tilvern

    Alan Tilvern

    Grave Robber

  • Ernest Clark

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    Stryver