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A Tale of Two Cities

A Tale of Two Cities

TV Movie, Drama

1h

May 3, 1953 (72 years ago)

Overview

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.

ActorAge thenAge now
Wendell Corey

Wendell Corey

Sydney Carton

Birthday: March 20, 1914

39 November 8, 1968 (54)
Wanda Hendrix

Wanda Hendrix

Lucie Manette

Birthday: November 3, 1928

24 February 1, 1981 (52)
Murray Matheson

Murray Matheson

Dr. Alexander Manette

Birthday: July 1, 1912

40 April 25, 1985 (72)
Carleton Young

Carleton Young

Charles Darnay

Birthday: October 21, 1905

47 November 7, 1994 (89)
Esther Dale

Esther Dale

Pross

Birthday: November 10, 1885

67 July 23, 1961 (75)
Paul Cavanagh

Paul Cavanagh

Mr. Stryver

Birthday: December 7, 1888

64 March 15, 1964 (75)
Norman Budd

Norman Budd

Jerry Cruncher

Birthday: January 27, 1914

39 September 10, 2006 (92)
Ted Stanhope

Ted Stanhope

The Judge

Birthday: January 30, 1902

51 July 10, 1977 (75)
Colin Kenny

Colin Kenny

The Baliff

Birthday: December 3, 1888

64 December 2, 1968 (79)
Whit Bissell

Whit Bissell

Host

Birthday: October 25, 1909

43 March 5, 1996 (86)