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1980 · 162 mins · English
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Directed by
Jim Goddard
Starring
Chris Sarandon, Billie Whitelaw, Flora Robson, Peter Cushing, Alice Krige, Nigel Hawthorne

Set against the turmoil preceding the French Revolution and the ensuing Reign of Terror, French doctor Alexandre Manette endures an 18‑year imprisonment in the Bastille. Upon his release he travels to London, where he reunites with his estranged daughter, whom he has never known.

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