Réalisation:
Ralph ThomasPhotographie:
Ernest StewardActeurs·trices:
Dirk Bogarde, Marie Versini, Dorothy Tutin, Ian Bannen, Cecil Parker, Athene Seyler, Alfie Bass, Christopher Lee, Leo McKern, Donald Pleasence (plus)Résumés(1)
This is the sixth attempt to bring the Charles Dickens novel to the screen (previously filmed in 1911, 1917, 1922, 1925, 1935). It's the long-told story of a frivolous young lawyer who spends most of his time drinking. But he meets the woman of his dreams, and, eventually, awakened to responsibility in aiding victims of the French Revolution, gives his life for her in the ultimate sacrifice. Christopher Lee, who would go on to countless other roles as a heartless villain, is excellent as the amoral Marquis St. Evremonde. Of interest to those who yearn for historical--and literary--accuracy in films is the fact that this version of the classic was the first to be produced in Britain, with location scenes for the French Revolution sequences shot in Bourges and Valencay. This version strives for the careful attention to detail that mark the best BBC-produced literary translations today. In addition, the subtlity of Bogarde's performance lends an entirely different quality to the pivotal role of Sydney Carton. Unlike Ronald Colman's misty-eyed nobility as he approaches the guillotine in the 1935 version, Bogarde faces his death as the inevitable result of his devotion to a cause that is larger than life itself. Perhaps this is not as melodramatic as the Hollywood version, but, to some, it is infinitely more satisfying. (texte officiel du distributeur)
(plus)Acteurs·trices
![Dirk Bogarde](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/564/164564138_93b4cf.jpg)
Dirk Bogarde
Grande-Bretagne
Meilleurs films :
The Password is Courage (1962)
Un pont trop loin (1977)
Le Crépuscule des dieux (1969)
![Marie Versini](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/776/157776610_570746.jpg)
Marie Versini
France
Meilleurs films :
La Révolte des indiens apaches (1963)
Paris brûle-t-il ? (1966)
Le Conte des deux villes (1958)
![Dorothy Tutin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/739/159739556_870246.jpg)
Dorothy Tutin
Grande-Bretagne
Meilleurs films :
Le Messie Sauvage (1972)
The Importance of Being Earnest (1952)
King Lear (1983) (téléfilm)
![Ian Bannen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270764_9cb143.jpg)
Ian Bannen
Grande-Bretagne
Meilleurs films :
Braveheart (1995)
La Colline des hommes perdus (1965)
Gándhí (1982)
![Cecil Parker](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/046/576/46576488_c985bd.jpg)
Cecil Parker
Meilleurs films :
Father Brown (1954)
Une femme disparaît (1938)
La Citadelle (1938)
![Athene Seyler](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/505/505216_0d0168.jpg)
Athene Seyler
Grande-Bretagne
Meilleurs films :
La Citadelle (1938)
Le Conte des deux villes (1958)
Campbell's Kingdom (1957)
![Alfie Bass](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273924_b5508a.jpg)
Alfie Bass
Grande-Bretagne
Meilleurs films :
Brève rencontre (1945)
De l'or en barres (1951)
Au secours ! (1965)
![Christopher Lee](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267405_f0cfe9.jpg)
Christopher Lee
Grande-Bretagne
Meilleurs films :
![Leo McKern](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/099/163099557_698bc3.jpg)
Leo McKern
Australie
Meilleurs films :
La Malédiction (1976)
King Lear (1983) (téléfilm)
La Fille de Ryan (1970)
![Donald Pleasence](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/146/163146894_c79c65.jpg)
Donald Pleasence
Grande-Bretagne
Meilleurs films :
La Grande Évasion (1963)
Attention, on va se fâcher ! (1974)
Jésus de Nazareth (1977) (téléfilm)
![Laurence Payne](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/306/165306808_44b1e9.jpg)
Laurence Payne
Grande-Bretagne
Meilleurs films :
Ben-Hur (1959)
Une question de vie ou de mort (1946)
Le Conte des deux villes (1958)
![Sacha Pitoëff](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/382/161382450_730772.jpg)
Sacha Pitoëff
Suisse
Meilleurs films :
Les Trois Mousquetaires : La vengeance de Milady (1961)
Les Espions (1957)
Les Sept Péchés capitaux (1952)
![Dominique Davray](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/448/161448173_c3e631.jpg)
Dominique Davray
France
Meilleurs films :
Piège pour Cendrillon (1965)
Les Misérables (1982)
L'Aile ou la cuisse (1976)
![Paul Guers](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/431/431706_c00584.jpg)
Paul Guers
France
Meilleurs films :
La Belle et l'empereur (1959)
Marie-Octobre (1959)
La Mafia (1984) (série)
![Dominique Boschero](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/437/437214_c047f3.jpg)
Dominique Boschero
France
Meilleurs films :
Le Conte des deux villes (1958)
Le Rouge est mis (1957)
La Mer à boire (1963)
![Duncan Lamont](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/237/160237733_945f40.jpg)
Duncan Lamont
Portugal
Meilleurs films :
La Bataille d´Angleterre (1969)
Meurtre au galop (1963)
Les Révoltés du Bounty (1962)
![Alan Tilvern](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/186/159186322_332b47.jpg)
Alan Tilvern
Grande-Bretagne
Meilleurs films :
Guerre et amour (1975)
Qui veut la peau de Roger Rabbit (1988)
Les Forbans de la nuit (1950)
![Harold Kasket](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/477/161477943_0b285b.jpg)
Harold Kasket
Grande-Bretagne
Meilleurs films :
Moulin Rouge (1952)
L'Homme qui en savait trop (1956)
La Souris qui rugissait (1959)
![Rosalie Crutchley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/330/160330959_4964a9.jpg)
Rosalie Crutchley
Grande-Bretagne
Meilleurs films :
Au risque de se perdre (1959)
Cadfael (1994) (série)
Agatha Christie : Poirot (1989) (série)
![Robert Rietty](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/486/160486485_0071b5.jpg)
Robert Rietty
Grande-Bretagne
Meilleurs films :
Lawrence d'Arabie (1962)
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969)
Le Docteur Jivago (1965)