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      A Tale of Two Cities

      1980 2h 36m History Drama List
      Reviews 38% 100+ Ratings Audience Score Dickens' London-lawyer hero (Chris Sarandon) makes the ultimate sacrifice for the woman he loves in Paris during the Reign of Terror. Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member Campy acting (aside Cushing) and a little underdeveloped, but still the better adaptation Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Audience Member Terrible boring movie. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Audience Member It was the best of films, it was the worst of films. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Audience Member best movie adaption of the novel.. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member Plodding. Chris Sarandon just pouts and broods through this unexciting, made-for-TV version of a usually great story. It was fun to see him play both Sydney Carton and Charles Darnay, but you never really like him, and you don't care which one ends up getting it in the end, you are just looking forward to the guillotine to put us all out of our misery. Alice Krige's Lucie is vapid The only compelling actor is Billie Whitelaw as the evil Madame Therese Defarge. I recommend you skip this one and rewatch the great 1935, Ronald Colman version. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Audience Member Absolutely horrible. Especially the acting and "special effects". Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis Dickens' London-lawyer hero (Chris Sarandon) makes the ultimate sacrifice for the woman he loves in Paris during the Reign of Terror.
      Director
      Jim Goddard
      Screenwriter
      John Gay
      Production Co
      Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions, Norman Rosemont Productions, Marble Arch Productions
      Genre
      History, Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Jun 24, 2018
      Runtime
      2h 36m
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