Tess (1979)
7.1|6 Oct, 1979|172 min
She was born into a world where they called it seduction, not rape. What she did would shatter that world forever.
7.1|6 Oct, 1979|172 min
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A strong-willed peasant girl is sent by her father to the estate of some local aristocrats to capitalize on a rumor that their families are from the same line, but is left traumatised from her experiences.
Language
Budget$12,000,000
Revenue $20,101,247
English
Budget$12,000,000
Revenue $20,101,247
Keywords
rape
based on novel or book
peasant
marriage
love
revenge
murder
mansion
family
farmer
nobility
social climbing
aristocratic
strong
stonehenge
19th century
Casts
Nastassja Kinski
Tess Durbeyfield
Peter Firth
Angel Clare
Leigh Lawson
Alec d'Urberville
John Collin
John Durbeyfield
Rosemary Martin
Mrs. Durbeyfield
Carolyn Pickles
Marian
Richard Pearson
Vicar of Marlott
David Markham
Reverend Mr. Clare
Pascale de Boysson
Mrs. Clare
Suzanna Hamilton
Izz Huett
Caroline Embling
Retty
Tony Church
Parson Tringham
Lesley Dunlop
Girl in Henhouse
Sylvia Coleridge
Mrs. d'Urberville
Fred Bryant
Dairyman Crick
Dicken Ashworth
Farmer Groby
Patsy Rowlands
Landlady
John Barrett
Old Dairy Hand
Patsy Smart
Housekeeper
Brigid Erin Bates
Girl in Meadow
Jeanne Biras
Girl in Meadow
John Bett
Felix Clare
Tom Chadbon
Cuthbert Clare
Maryline Even
Girl in Henhouse
Jean-Jacques Daubin
Bailiff
Jacob Weizbluth
Yokel at barn-dance
Jacques Mathou
Harvester
Véronique Alain
Harvester
Anne Tirard
Old Dairy Hand
Josine Comellas
Mrs. Crick
Arielle Dombasle
Mercy Chant
Gordon Richardson
Parson at Wedding
Jimmy Gardner
Pedlar
Reg Dent
Carter
John Gill
Landlord
Forbes Collins
New Tenant
Keith Buckley
Postman
John Moore
Postman
Graham Weston
Constable
Peter Benson
Religious Fanatic (uncredited)
Crews
Ghislain Cloquet
Director of Photography
Gérard Brach
Screenplay
Anthony Powell
Costume Design
Roman Polanski
Screenplay
Tom Priestley
Editor
Roman Polanski
Director
Philippe Sarde
Original Music Composer
Claude Berri
Producer
Timothy Burrill
Co-Producer
John Brownjohn
Screenplay
Mary Selway
Casting
Pierre Guffroy
Production Design
Jack Stephens
Production Design
Thomas Hardy
Novel
Jennifer Patrick
Dialogue Coach
Geoffrey Unsworth
Director of Photography
Backdrops & Posters
