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Adapted from the classic novel by Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities is the story of two men who are worlds apart but are united in their love for the same woman. Lucie Manette must travel to prerevolutionary France to find the father she thought was dead, a prisoner of eighteen years in the Bast...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Briant, Michael E., 1942- (Director), Letts, Barry (Producer), Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: United Kingdom : British Broadcasting Corporation, 1980.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Dickens, Charles, > 1812-1870 > Television adaptations.
Dickens, Charles, > 1812-1870.
Fathers and daughters > Drama.
Triangles (Interpersonal relations) > Drama.
London (England) > History > 18th century > Drama.
Paris (France) > History > 1789-1799 > Drama.
France > History > Revolution, 1789-1799 > Drama.
France > Histoire > 1789-1799 (Révolution) > Théâtre.
Fathers and daughters.
Triangles (Interpersonal relations)
England > London.
France.
France > Paris.
1700-1799
Drama.
Historical television programs.
History.
Television adaptations.
Television mini-series.
Miniséries.
Adaptations télévisées.
Émissions historiques télévisées.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Adapted from the classic novel by Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities is the story of two men who are worlds apart but are united in their love for the same woman. Lucie Manette must travel to prerevolutionary France to find the father she thought was dead, a prisoner of eighteen years in the Bastille, now recalled to life.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed January 09, 2018).
Based on a novel by Charles Dickens.
Physical Description:1 online resource (28 min.)
Playing Time:00:27:55
Awards:Won 1981 Emmy Awards, Outstanding Children's Entertainment Series