Tess (1979)
Released:
1979-10-06
Duration:
2hr 51min
Rating 7.0
She was born into a world where they called it seduction, not rape. What she did would shatter that world forever.
Overview
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.
Production Companies
Renn Productions
Timothy Burrill Productions
SFP
Additional Info
Budget | $12,000,000.00 |
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Revenue | $20,101,247.00 |
Original Language | en |
Popularity | 9.655 |
Directed By
Roman Polanski
Crew
Director of Photography
Ghislain Cloquet
Ghislain Cloquet
Screenplay
Gérard Brach
Gérard Brach
Costume Design
Anthony Powell
Anthony Powell
Screenplay
Roman Polanski
Roman Polanski
Editor
Tom Priestley
Tom Priestley
Director
Roman Polanski
Roman Polanski
Original Music Composer
Philippe Sarde
Philippe Sarde
Producer
Claude Berri
Claude Berri
Co-Producer
Timothy Burrill
Timothy Burrill
Screenplay
John Brownjohn
John Brownjohn
Casting
Mary Selway
Mary Selway
Production Design
Pierre Guffroy
Pierre Guffroy
Production Design
Jack Stephens
Jack Stephens
Novel
Thomas Hardy
Thomas Hardy
Dialogue Coach
Jennifer Patrick
Jennifer Patrick
Director of Photography
Geoffrey Unsworth
Geoffrey Unsworth
TOP CAST
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)