A Tale of Two Cities (1958) on Netflix
NR19581h 57mDramaHistoryRomanceWar
Lucie Manette falls in love with Charles Darnay, who conceals his place in the French Evrémonde family. Barrister Sydney Carton, who once defended Darnay on a treason charge, loves her too.
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Plot summary
Alexandre Manette, a French doctor, spends eighteen years in the Bastille through the actions of the Marquis St. Evrémonde, then is released to London and to a daughter, Lucie, whom he has never seen. Lucie comes to love Charles Darnay, who keeps hidden his membership in the Evrémonde family, which he has denounced in private. The Marquis, in particular, was a cruel man, and the people he wronged have pledged to end his family line. Sydney Carton, a barrister who drinks heavily, once defended Darnay against a trumped-up charge of treason and loves Lucie as well, though she does not return his feelings.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about A Tale of Two Cities (1958)
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- Producer Betty Box said that because television paid nothing for black-and-white films, the decision to shoot in monochrome cost the production £100,000, a lot of money in those days.
- Because the shoot fell at harvest time and French people were not available, several thousand American soldiers posted nearby in Orléans were used as extras.
- The film was the most expensive British production of its year, even though it was shot in black and white.
- The crew shot in the Loire Valley in France because it was the only place they could find that had no telegraph poles.
- Dorothy Tutin doubted she was right for Lucie Manette, saying the part needed a blonde beauty like Virginia McKenna, and credited Dirk Bogarde with getting her the role anyway.
