A Tale of Two Cities is a 1980 American historical drama film made for TV, directed by Jim Goddard and starring Chris Sarandon, who plays dual roles as Charles Darnay and Sydney Carton, two men who are both in love with the same woman, Lucie Manette. It is based on the 1859 Charles Dickens novel of the same name set in the French Revolution.
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Plot
London lawyer Sydney Carton decides how much he will sacrifice for Lucie Manette, the woman he loves, in Paris during the Reign of Terror.
Cast
Chris Sarandon as Charles Darnay / Sydney Carton
Alice Krige as Lucie Manette
Peter Cushing as Dr. Alexandre Manette
Kenneth More as Jarvis Lorry
Barry Morse as Marquis St. Evrémonde
Flora Robson as Miss Pross
Billie Whitelaw as Madame Therese Defarge