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4 August 1958 (USA)
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An immortal story... A brilliant cast... An unforgettable film of the French Revolution
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British barrister Sydney Carton lives an insubstantial and unhappy life. He falls under the spell of Lucie Manette...
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A classic film version of a classic novel
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Dirk Bogarde | ... | Sydney Carton |
 | Dorothy Tutin | ... | Lucie Manette |
| Paul Guers | ... | Charles Darnay |
| Marie Versini | ... | Marie Gabelle |
| Ian Bannen | ... | Gabelle |
| Cecil Parker | ... | Jarvis Lorry |
| Stephen Murray | ... | Dr. Manette |
| Athene Seyler | ... | Miss Pross |
| Alfie Bass | ... | Jerry Cruncher |
| Ernest Clark | ... | Stryver |
| Rosalie Crutchley | ... | Madame Defarge |
| Freda Jackson | ... | The Vengeance |
| Duncan Lamont | ... | Ernest Defarge |
 | Christopher Lee | ... | Marquis St. Evremonde |
| Leo McKern | ... | Attorney General-Old Bailey |
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117 min
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Paul Guers is dubbed.
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Continuity: During the final scenes of the tumbrels rolling to the guillotine, Sydney Carton and the other characters in the tumbrel appear to switch sides. First, they are on the right, then on the left, then on the right again.
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Version of "ABC Album: A Tale of Two Cities: Part 1 (#1.4)" (1953)
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This is a classic film version of one of Dickin's classic novels. Arguably his best novel (though the critics tend to dismiss it - it has a straightforward plot and structure), it translates into an exceptional film.
For those who don't know the story, it concerns the fortunes of the Manette and St Evremonde families at the time of the French revolution. In a Romeo and Juliet type situation, Charles Darnay (alias St Evremonde) loves Lucie Manette, whose father Darnay's uncle had wronged. Now living in London, neither can escape the terrible events in Paris, and they are drawn to a climatic conclusion as the guillotine falls on aristocrat and commoner alike.
The real hero of both novel and film is Sydney Carton (Dirk Bogarde), an English lawyer who initially defends Charles Darnay against a charge of treason, and later comes to love Lucie, now married to Darnay. The conclusion of the story, for Sydney Carton at least, is both tragic and inspiring, and Mr Bogarde certainly does justice to the role.