A Tale of Two Cities (1989)

A pair of lookalikes, one a former French aristocrat and the other an alcoholic English lawyer, fall in love with the same woman amongst the turmoil of the French Revolution.

A Tale of Two Cities

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Jean-Pierre Aumont
Jean-Pierre Aumont
as Alexandre Manette
Serena Gordon
Serena Gordon
as Lucie Manette (later Darnay)
Xavier Deluc
Xavier Deluc
as Charles Darnay
James Wilby
James Wilby
as Sydney Carton
John Mills
John Mills
as Jarvis Lorry
Gérard Klein
Gérard Klein
as Ernest Defarge
Kathy Kriegel
Kathy Kriegel
as Thérèse Defarge
Anna Massey
Anna Massey
as Miss Pross
Alfred Lynch
Alfred Lynch
as Jerry Cruncher
Jonathan Adams
Jonathan Adams
as C. J. Stryver
Karl Johnson
Karl Johnson
as Solomon Pross/'John Barsad'
Michel Subor
Michel Subor
as Le père de Darnay
Claude Le Saché
Claude Le Saché
as Aristocrat
André Maranne
André Maranne
as Aristocrat
Gilles Gaston-Dreyfus
Gilles Gaston-Dreyfus
as Road Mender
Jean-Pierre Stewart
Jean-Pierre Stewart
as Public Prosecutor
François Lalande
François Lalande
as Gabelle
Nicolas Serreau
Nicolas Serreau
as Jacques
Marie Bunel
Marie Bunel
as Peasant Girl
Jean-Marc Bory
Jean-Marc Bory
as Marquis St-Evremonde
Mary Healey
Mary Healey
as Mrs Cruncher
James Patten
James Patten
as Jerry Cruncher Jr.
Derek Deadman
Derek Deadman
as Roger Cly
John Moffatt
John Moffatt
as Judge
John Woodvine
John Woodvine
as Attorney General
Jean-Paul Tribout
Jean-Paul Tribout
as Gaspard
Ron McCormick
Ron McCormick
as Clergyman
Zoe Zag
Zoe Zag
as Vengeance
Gérard Renoux
Gérard Renoux
as Manservant
Ellen Tully
Ellen Tully
as Waitress
John Serret
John Serret
as Old Chemist
Gérard Laurent
Gérard Laurent
as Guard Officer
Janine Darcey
Janine Darcey
as Village Woman
Christian Bordeleau
Christian Bordeleau
as Valet
Anthony Benson
Anthony Benson
as Undertaker
Jack Clark
Jack Clark
as Funeral Bystander
Muriel Combeau
Muriel Combeau
as Seamstress
Joël Freminet
Joël Freminet
as Head Patriot
Philippe Dormoy
Philippe Dormoy
as Patriot
Bernard Blancan
Bernard Blancan
as Patriot
Francis Brel
Francis Brel
as Patriot
Didier Jeaunaud
Didier Jeaunaud
as Patriot
Bruno Lecomte
Bruno Lecomte
as Gaoler
André Chaumeau
André Chaumeau
as Old Gaoler
André Oumansky
André Oumansky
as Presiding Judge
George Hagan
George Hagan
as Ancient Clerk
Jean-Luc Gonsales
Jean-Luc Gonsales
as Jury Foreman
Michel Modo
Michel Modo
as Guard Officer
Samantha Rénier
Samantha Rénier
as Little Lucie
Yves Nadot
Yves Nadot
as Peasant Youth
Claude Aufaure
Claude Aufaure
as Gentleman Prisoner
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Episodes season 1

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    Part 1

  • 1x2

    Part 2

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