USA,
1980, 162 min
Directed by:
Jim GoddardScreenplay:
John GayCinematography:
Tony ImiComposer:
Allyn FergusonCast:
Chris Sarandon, Peter Cushing, Kenneth More, Barry Morse, Flora Robson, Billie Whitelaw, Alice Krige, Nigel Hawthorne, David Suchet, Robert Urquhart (more)VOD (2)
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The French Revolution serves as the backdrop for this television adaptation of Charles Dickens' novel. Sydney Carton is an apathetic, indifferent lawyer, who suddenly discovers the meaning of sacrifice and responsibility when he comes to the aid of those injured during the war. But Carton's life is further complicated by a lookalike, who is smitten with the same woman Carton loves. (official distributor synopsis)
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