Tess

Tess (1979)

She was born into a world where they called it seduction, not rape. What she did would shatter that world forever.

  • Genre: Drama, Romance
  • Release Date: 1979-10-06
  • User Rating: 7.1/10 from 346 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 52min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Renn Productions
  • Production Country: France, United Kingdom
  • Director: Roman Polanski
star 7.1/10
From 346 Ratings
7.3

Summary

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.

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  • Nastassja Kinski

    as Tess Durbeyfield
  • 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
  • Fred Bryant

    as Dairyman Crick
  • 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
  • Jean-Jacques Daubin

    as Bailiff
  • Jacob Weizbluth

    as Yokel at barn-dance
  • Jacques Mathou

    as Harvester
  • Véronique Alain

    as Harvester
  • Anne Tirard

    as Old Dairy Hand
  • Josine Comellas

    as Mrs. Crick
  • Arielle Dombasle

    as Mercy Chant
  • Gordon Richardson

    as Parson at Wedding
  • Jimmy Gardner

    as Pedlar
  • Reg Dent

    as Carter
  • John Gill

    as Landlord
  • Forbes Collins

    as New Tenant
  • Keith Buckley

    as Postman
  • John Moore

    as Postman
  • Graham Weston

    as Constable
  • Peter Benson

    as Religious Fanatic (uncredited)
Writing Roman Polanski Screenplay
Sound Philippe Sarde Original Music Composer
Directing Roman Polanski Director
Editing Tom Priestley Editor
Costume & Make-Up Anthony Powell Costume Design
Production Claude Berri Producer
Writing Gérard Brach Screenplay
Camera Ghislain Cloquet Director of Photography
Writing John Brownjohn Screenplay
Production Timothy Burrill Co-Producer
Production Mary Selway Casting
Art Jack Stephens Production Design
Art Pierre Guffroy Production Design
Writing Thomas Hardy Novel
Crew Jennifer Patrick Dialogue Coach
Camera Geoffrey Unsworth Director of Photography