A Tale of Two Cities (1958 film) A Tale of Two Cities (1958 film) A Tale of Two Cities is a 1958 British film directed by Ralph Thomas and starring Dirk Bogarde and Dorothy Tutin. It is a period drama based on parts of Charles Dickens' novel "A Tale of Two Cities" (1859). Sydney Carton, a drunken English lawyer, discovers that Charles Darnay, a man he once defended, is a French aristocrat trying to escape the French Revolution. While he envies the man over the love of a woman, Lucie Manette, his conscience is pricked and he resolves to help him escape the guillotine. Ralph Thomas insisted
A Tale of Two Springfields their lines in England, but still weighed in on script details. During the production the staff decided to animate Keith Moon in honor of him since he died in 1978 instead of The Who's current drummer Zak Starkey. When Roger Daltrey hits Marge with his microphone he improvised and said "Shut the fuck up, Marge." This was later included in deleted scenes for the season's DVD release. In the TV broadcast version, Daltrey says "Get out the way, Marge". The episode title is a play on the name of Charles Dickens' novel, "A Tale of Two Cities". When Homer stands