A Tale of Two Cities 1958
A Tale of Two Cities ★★★ 1958
A well-done British version of the Dickens' classic about a lawyer who sacrifices himself to save another man from the guillotine during the French Reign of Terror. The sixth remake of the tale. 117m/B VHS, DVD . GB Dirk Bogarde, Dorothy Tutin, Christopher Lee, Donald Pleasence, Ian Bannen, Cecil Parker; D: Ralph Thomas.
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Nationality/Culture
Pronunciation
uh-LAD-in
Alternate Names
Appears In
Lineage
Son of a poor tailor
Character Overview
Aladdin (pronounced uh… Isak Dinesen , Dinesen, Isak
BORN: 1885, Rungsted, Denmark
DIED: 1962, Rungsted, Denmark
NATIONALITY: Danish
GENRE: Fiction
MAJOR WORKS:
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A Tale of Two Cities 1958