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A Tale of Two Cities (1984) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1984 · 73 mins · English
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- Starring
- Ken Wayne, Phillip Hinton, Henri Szeps, Robin Stewart, Moya O'Sullivan, Liz Horne
Against the backdrop of the mounting tensions that spark the French Revolution and the ensuing Reign of Terror, French physician Alexandre Manette endures an eighteen‑year confinement in the Bastille. Upon his liberation he travels to London, where he is reunited with his long‑absent daughter, Lucie, and begins to rebuild his shattered life.
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