A Tale Of Two Cities - Charles Dickens 1980 Film

A Tale Of Two Cities - Charles Dickens 1980 Film

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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081595/

A rather well-done 1980 Television (ITC) version of the famous Dickens story, it serves as a fair introduction to the timeless tragedy. Some of the younger folks might not be familiar with some of the wonderful character actors of a bygone age that play in this production, especially the magnificent Billie Whitelaw and the inimitable Nigel Hawthorne. The download is worth it just for these performances alone.

For the newbies, this is a love story set against the backdrop of the French Revolution. There are many versions of radio plays and audiobooks available as torrents for those who are interested. Generally considered to be one of the finest things ever written in the English language, it contains perhaps the most famous opening and closing lines in literary history:

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times..."

"It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to, than I have ever known."


Cast

Chris Sarandon ... Sydney Carton / Charles Darnay
Peter Cushing ... Dr. Alexandre Manette
Kenneth More ... Dr. Jarvis Lorry
Barry Morse ... St. Evremonde
Flora Robson ... Miss Pross
Billie Whitelaw ... Madame Therese Defarge
Alice Krige ... Lucie Manette
Nigel Hawthorne ... Mr. CJ Stryver
Norman Jones ... Monsieur Ernest Defarge
George Innes ... Jeremiah 'Jerry' Cruncher
Bernard Hug ... Gaspard (as Bernard)
Val de Tilbourg ... Seamstress (as Valerie)
Robert Urquhart ... Attorney General
Anna Manahan ... The Vengeance
Gerald James ... Gabelle
Bernard Archard ... Court President
Martha Parsey ... Little Lucie
Robin Scobey ... Victor
John Kidd ... Chemist


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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Tale_of_Two_Cities

Plot Summary - http://www.answers.com/topic/a-tale-of-two-cities-novel-1