A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities is a 1958 British film directed by Ralph Thomas and starring Dirk Bogarde and Dorothy Tutin. It is a period drama based on parts of Charles Dickens' novel A Tale of Two Cities (1859).
Plot
Sydney Carton, an alcoholic English lawyer, discovers that Charles Darnay, a man he once defended, is a French aristocrat trying to escape the French Revolution. While he envies the man over the love of a woman, Lucie Manette, his conscience is pricked and he resolves to help him escape the guillotine.
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author | T. E. B. Clarke |
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contentLocation | London |
director | Ralph Thomas |
editor | Alfred Roome |
genre | drama historical |
keywords | charles darnay french revolution lucie manette sydney carton trying to escape |
musicBy | Richard Addinsell |
producer | Betty E. Box |
productionCompany | The Rank Organisation |
publisher | Rank Film Distributors |
recordedAt | Pinewood Studios |