A Tale of Two Cities 1980
A Tale of Two Cities ★★½ 1980
Impressive looking but bloodless adaptation of the Dickens novel set in the French Revolution. Saradon takes on the dual role of sacrificing English lawyer Carton and French nobleman Darnay, with Krige as the lovely woman caught between the two. 156m/C VHS . Chris Sarandon, Alice Krige, Peter Cushing, Kenneth More, Barry Morse, Flora Robson, Billie Whitelaw; D: Jim Goddard; W: John Gay. TV
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