A Tale of Two Cities

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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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Cast

James Wilby Sydney Carton

Xavier Deluc Charles Darnay

Serena Gordon Lucie Manette

John Mills Jarvis Lorry

Jean-Pierre Aumont Dr. Alexandre Manette

Anna Massey Miss Pross

Alfred Lynch Jerry Cruncher

Kathie Kriegel Madame Defarge

Gérard Klein Monsieur Defarge

Jean-Marc Bory Marquis St-Evremonde

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