A Tale of Two Cities
1953, English. Directed by Dick Darley.
A dramatization originally for TV on the Plymouth Playhouse. Set against the conditions leading up to the French Revolution and the Reign of Terror, French doctor Alexandre Manette serves an 18-year imprisonment in the Bastille in Paris, followed by his release to live in London with the daughter he has never met.
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- 1h 0m
- Post-credits
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- English
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Cast & crew
- Dick DarleyDirector
- Wendell CoreySydney Carton
- Wanda HendrixLucie Manette
- Murray MathesonDr. Alexander Manette
- Carleton YoungCharles Darnay
- Esther DalePross
- Paul CavanaghMr. Stryver
- Norman BuddJerry Cruncher
- Ted StanhopeThe Judge
- Colin KennyThe Baliff
- Whit BissellHost
- Judith EvelynTherese Defarge
- Robert FoulkErnest Defarge
Details
- Released
- 3 May 1953
- Written by
- Jack Vlahos
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A Tale of Two Cities runs 60 minutes (1h 0m).
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A Tale of Two Cities isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 3 May 1953. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed A Tale of Two Cities?
A Tale of Two Cities (1953) was directed by Dick Darley and stars Wendell Corey, Wanda Hendrix, Murray Matheson.