Overview

A dramatization originally for TV on the Plymouth Playhouse. Set against the conditions leading up to the French Revolution and the Reign of Terror, French doctor Alexandre Manette serves an 18-year imprisonment in the Bastille in Paris, followed by his release to live in London with the daughter he has never met.

Cast

Wendell Corey, Wanda Hendrix, Murray Matheson, Carleton Young, Esther Dale, Paul Cavanagh, Norman Budd, Ted Stanhope

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What is "A Tale of Two Cities" about?

A dramatization originally for TV on the Plymouth Playhouse. Set against the conditions leading up to the French Revolution and the Reign of Terror, French doctor Alexandre Manette serves an 18-year imprisonment in the Bastille in Paris, followed by his release to live in London with the daughter he has never met.

When was "A Tale of Two Cities" released?

A Tale of Two Cities was released in 1953.

Who stars in "A Tale of Two Cities"?

The cast includes Wendell Corey, Wanda Hendrix, Murray Matheson, Carleton Young.