Tess (1979)
She was born into a world where they called it seduction, not rape. What she did would shatter that world forever.
186 min
A strong-willed peasant girl is sent by her father to the estate of some local aristocrats to capitalize on a rumour that their families are from the same line. This fateful visit commences an epic narrative of sex, class, betrayal, and revenge.
- Release date
- October 25, 1979
- Country of origin
- France, United Kingdom
- Budget
- $12,000,000
- Box office
- $20,101,247
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Trailer
Cast
- Nastassja Kinski as Tess
- Peter Firth as Angel Clare
- Leigh Lawson as Alec d'Urberville
- John Collin as John Durbeyfield
- Rosemary Martin as Mrs Durbeyfield
- Carolyn Pickles as Marian
- Richard Pearson as Vicar of Marlott
- David Markham as Reverend Mr. Clare
- Pascale de Boysson as Mrs. Clare
- Suzanna Hamilton as Izz Huett
- Caroline Embling as Retty
- Tony Church as Parson Tringham
- Lesley Dunlop as Girl in Henhouse
- Sylvia Coleridge as Mrs. d'Urberville
- Dicken Ashworth as Farmer Groby
- Patsy Rowlands as Landlady
- John Barrett as Old Dairy Hand
- Patsy Smart as Housekeeper
- Brigid Erin Bates as Girl in Meadow
- Jeanne Biras as Girl in Meadow
- John Bett as Felix Clare
- Tom Chadbon as Cuthbert Clare
- Maryline Even as Girl in Henhouse
- Jacques Mathou as Harvester
- Véronique Alain as Harvester
- Ann Tirard as Old Dairy Hand
- Josine Comellas as Mrs. Crick
Crew
- Roman Polanski · Director
- Thomas Hardy · Writer
- Gérard Brach · Writer
- Roman Polanski · Writer
- John Brownjohn · Writer
- Claude Berri · Producer
- Philippe Sarde · Composer
- Ghislain Cloquet · Cinematographer
- Geoffrey Unsworth · Cinematographer
- Alastair McIntyre · Editor
- Tom Priestley · Editor
- Mary Selway · Casting director
- Pierre Guffroy · Production designer