A Tale of Two Cities 1958

British barrister Sydney Carton lives an insubstantial and unhappy life. He falls under the spell of Lucie Manette, but Lucie marries Charles Darnay. When Darnay goes to Paris to rescue an imprisoned family retainer, he becomes entangled in the snares of the brutal French Revolution and is himself jailed and condemned to the guillotine. But Sydney Carton, in love with a woman he cannot have, comes up with a daring plan to save her husband.

Cast:

Dirk Bogarde
Sydney Carton 

Dorothy Tutin
Lucie Manette 

Paul Guers
Charles Darnay 

Marie Versini
Marie Gabelle 

Ian Bannen
Gabelle 

Cecil Parker
Jarvis Lorry