A Tale of Two Cities

A Tale of Two Cities
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Ralph Thomas
Produced by	Betty E. Box, Earl St. John
Written by	Charles Dickens (novel), T.E.B. Clarke (screenplay)
Starring	Dirk Bogarde, Dorothy Tutin, Paul Guers
Music by	Richard Addinsell
Cinematography	Ernest Steward
Editing by	Alfred Roome
Distributed by	J. Arthur Rank Film Distributors (UK, theatrical), Rank Film Distributors of America(US, theatrical)
Release date(s)	1958
Running time	117 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

A Tale of Two Cities is a 1958 British film of the Charles Dickens novel A Tale of Two Cities. It starred Dirk Bogarde and Dorothy Tutin, and was directed by Ralph Thomas.

Cast

• Dirk Bogarde as Sydney Carton
• Dorothy Tutin as Lucie Manette
• Paul Guers as Charles Darnay
• Marie Versini as Marie Gabelle
• Ian Bannen as Gabelle
• Cecil Parker as Jarvis Lorry
• Stephen Murray as Dr. Manette
• Athene Seyler as Miss Pross
• Alfie Bass as Jerry Cruncher
• Ernest Clark as Stryver
• Rosalie Crutchley as Madame Defarge
• Freda Jackson as The Vengeance
• Duncan Lamont as Ernest Defarge
• Christopher Lee as Marquis St. Evremonde
• Leo McKern as Attorney General-Old Bailey
• Donald Pleasence as John Barsad

Production

Ralph Thomas insisted on the film being shot in black and white as he felt the book was written in black and white.^[1]The film was shot in the Loire Valley in France with several thousand American soldiers posted nearby in Orleans used as extras.

References

External links

• A Tale of Two Cities at the Internet Movie Database
• A Tale of Two Cities at the British Film Institute's Screenonline
• A Tale of Two Cities at AllRovi
• A Tale of Two Cities (1958 film) at the TCM Movie Database