A Tale of Two Cities (1980 film) A Tale of Two Cities (1980 film) A Tale of Two Cities is a 1980 American made-for-television historical drama film directed by Jim Goddard and starring Chris Sarandon, who plays dual roles as two characters who are in love with the same woman. It is based on the Charles Dickens novel of the same name set in the French Revolution. Dickens' London-lawyer hero (Chris Sarandon) makes the ultimate sacrifice for the woman he loves in Paris during the Reign of Terror. Producer Norman Rosemont specialised in adaptations of classic novels. Most of the $5 million budget came from Hallmark Greeting
A Tale of Two Cities in his mind as he is pushed towards the slot where the blade would fall. In order of appearance: Chapter 2 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 3 Chapter 13 While performing in "The Frozen Deep", Dickens was given a play to read called "The Dead Heart" by Watts Phillips which had the historical setting, the basic storyline, and the climax that Dickens used in "A Tale of Two Cities". The play was produced while "A Tale of Two Cities" was being serialized in "All the Year