British barrister Sydney Carton lives an insubstantial and unhappy life. He falls under the spell of Lucie Manette, but Lucie marries Charles Darnay. When Darnay goes to Paris to rescue an imprisoned family retainer, he becomes entangled in the snares of the brutal French Revolution and is himself jailed and condemned to the guillotine. But Sydney Carton, in love with a woman he cannot have, comes up with a daring plan to save her husband.
Type:
MOVIE
Country:
GB
Genres:
Drama, History, Romance
Release:
February 1958
Production:
The Rank Organisation
Cast:
Dirk Bogarde, Dorothy Tutin, Paul Guers, Marie Versini, Ian Bannen, Cecil Parker, Stephen Murray, Athene Seyler, Alfie Bass, Sacha Pitoëff, Christopher Lee, Donald Pleasence, Leo McKern, Eric Pohlmann, Duncan Lamont, Rosalie Crutchley, Freda Jackson, Yves Brainville, Alan Tilvern, Ernest Clark
Tags:
based on novel or book, french revolution, guillotine, lawyer, 18th century
