- Country: UK
- Genres: Drama, History, Romance
- Release: 1958-08-04
- Director: Ralph Thomas
- Writers: Charles Dickens (1812–1870) , T.E.B. Clarke
- Language: English
- Stars: Dirk Bogarde , Dorothy Tutin , Cecil Parker (1897–1971) , Stephen Murray , Athene Seyler , Paul Guers , Marie Versini , Ian Bannen , Alfie Bass , Ernest Clark
- Runtime: 117 min
- Awards: N/A
- AKA: I giljotinens skugga (Sweden) , Historia en dos ciudades (Venezuela) , A Tale of Two Cities (United States of America) , Povestea a doua orase (Romania) , To byer (Denmark) , Повесть о двух городах , Kırmızı şövalye (Turkey) , A Tale of Two Cities (Canada) , El prisionero de la Bastilla (Mexico) , Prica o dva grada , Kaksi kaupunkia (Finland) , Le conte des deux villes (France, French Republic) , Verso la città del terrore (Italy) , À Beira do Cadafalso (Brazil) , Historia de dos ciudades (Spain) , To byer (Norway) , Opowieść o dwóch miastach (Poland) , A Tale of Two Cities (United Kingdom) , Karren zum Schafott , Sous la terreur (France, French Republic) , A Tale of Two Cities , Για την αγάπη της στην λαιμητόμο (Greece) , À Sombra da Guilhotina (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Zwei Städte , Zgodba o dveh mestih (Slovenia) , In de schaduw van de guillotine (Netherlands the) , Ιστορία δύο πόλεων (Greece)
- Plot: During the French Revolution, French national Lucie Manette (Dorothy Tutin) meets and falls in love with Englishman Charles Darnay (Paul Guers). He is, however, hiding his true identity as a member of the French aristocratic Evrémonde family, whom he has denounced in private. The Marquis St. Evrémonde (Sir Christopher Lee) in particular was a cruel man. Those he wronged have vowed to see the end of the family line at any cost. Lucie's father Dr. Alexandre Manette (Stephen Murray) was imprisoned in the Bastille for eighteen years because of actions of the Marquis. Into their lives comes English barrister Sydney Carton (Sir Dirk Bogarde), who enjoys his alcohol to excess. Carton earlier defended Darnay in a trial on trumped up charges of treason. Carton doesn't really like Darnay in part because Carton also loves Lucie, he realizing that that love is unrequited. But Carton does eventually learn of Darnay's true heritage at a critical time. Carton takes extraordinary measures to ensure Lucie's happiness during this time, which has the potential to be explosive if others also found out about Darnay's true identity.
- IMDB:tt0052270
A Tale of Two Cities Cast · · · ALL
Ralph Thomas
Director
Dirk Bogarde
Sydney Carton
Dorothy Tutin
Lucie Manette
Paul Guers
Charles Darnay
Marie Versini
Marie Gabelle
Ian Bannen
Gabelle
Cecil Parker
(1897–1971)
Jarvis Lorry
Stephen Murray
Dr. Manette
Athene Seyler
Miss Pross
Alfie Bass
Jerry Cruncher
Sacha Pitoëff
Gaspard
Christopher Lee
Marquis St. Evremonde
Donald Pleasence
Barsad
Leo McKern
(1920–2002)
Old Bailey
Eric Pohlmann
Sawyer
Duncan Lamont
Ernest Defargue
Rosalie Crutchley
Madame Defargue
Freda Jackson
(1907–1990)
Vengeance
Yves Brainville
Foulon
Alan Tilvern
Grave Robber
Ernest Clark
Stryver