Tess
“She was born into a world where they called it seduction, not rape. What she did would shatter that world forever.”
Director
Roman Polanski
Screenplay
Roman Polanski, Gérard Brach
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
Oct 6, 1979
Budget
$12M
Country
France
Revenue
$20M
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
Pascale de Boysson
Mrs. Clare
Suzanna Hamilton
Izz Huett
Lesley Dunlop
Girl in Henhouse
John Barrett
Old Dairy Hand
John Bett
Felix Clare
Tom Chadbon
Cuthbert Clare
Maryline Even
Girl in Henhouse
Jacob Weizbluth
Yokel at barn-dance
Jacques Mathou
Harvester
Véronique Alain
Harvester
Arielle Dombasle
Mercy Chant
Jimmy Gardner
Pedlar
Forbes Collins
New Tenant
Keith Buckley
Postman
Peter Benson
Religious Fanatic (uncredited)
Reviews
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Trailer
Official trailer
Tess
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From the same director: Roman Polanski
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