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A Tale of Two Cities
UNITED KINGDOM · 1958

A Tale of Two Cities

Ralph Thomas
French Revolution political imprisonment family reunion exile and displacement social upheaval
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Synopsis

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.

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