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A Tale of Two Cities - Miniseries

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.

Top Cast

  • Jean-Pierre Aumont

    Jean-Pierre Aumont

    Alexandre Manette

  • Serena Gordon

    Serena Gordon

    Lucie Manette (later Darnay)

  • Xavier Deluc

    Xavier Deluc

    Charles Darnay

  • James Wilby

    James Wilby

    Sydney Carton

  • John Mills

    John Mills

    Jarvis Lorry

  • Gérard Klein

    Gérard Klein

    Ernest Defarge

  • Kathy Kriegel

    Kathy Kriegel

    Thérèse Defarge

  • Anna Massey

    Anna Massey

    Miss Pross

  • Alfred Lynch

    Alfred Lynch

    Jerry Cruncher

Overview

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.

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