Sydney Carton is a frivolous London barrister, hopelessly in love with Lucie, even after she marries Charles Darnay, who is descended from an unpleasant French aristocrat. Darnay is lured back to France as the Revolution gets into swing where he is arrested and awaits execution. Sydney, seeing Lucie's despair, goes to France, frees Charles and takes his place in the queue for the guillotine. Also included is the documentary 'A Profile of A Tale of Two Cities'. What's in the box 1 x dvd