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poster movie Tess

Tess (1979)

PG

1979-10-06

  • Drama
  • Romance

2h 52m

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.

  • Roman PolanskiScreenplay
  • Gérard BrachScreenplay
  • John BrownjohnScreenplay
  • Thomas HardyNovel
  • Roman PolanskiDirector

StatusReleased

Original LanguageEnglish

Original titleTess

Budget$12,000,000.00

Revenue$20,101,247.00

Casts

  • Profile Nastassja Kinski with character Tess Durbeyfield

    Nastassja Kinski

    Tess Durbeyfield

  • Profile Peter Firth with character Angel Clare

    Peter Firth

    Angel Clare

  • Profile Leigh Lawson with character Alec d'Urberville

    Leigh Lawson

    Alec d'Urberville

  • Profile John Collin with character John Durbeyfield

    John Collin

    John Durbeyfield

  • Profile Rosemary Martin with character Mrs. Durbeyfield

    Rosemary Martin

    Mrs. Durbeyfield

  • Profile Carolyn Pickles with character Marian

    Carolyn Pickles

    Marian

  • Profile Richard Pearson with character Vicar of Marlott

    Richard Pearson

    Vicar of Marlott

  • David Markham

    Reverend Mr. Clare

  • Pascale de Boysson

    Mrs. Clare

  • Profile Suzanna Hamilton with character Izz Huett

    Suzanna Hamilton

    Izz Huett

  • Caroline Embling

    Retty

  • Tony Church

    Parson Tringham

  • Profile Lesley Dunlop with character Girl in Henhouse

    Lesley Dunlop

    Girl in Henhouse

  • Sylvia Coleridge

    Mrs. d'Urberville

  • Fred Bryant

    Dairyman Crick

  • Dicken Ashworth

    Farmer Groby

  • Profile Patsy Rowlands with character Landlady

    Patsy Rowlands

    Landlady

  • Profile John Barrett with character Old Dairy Hand

    John Barrett

    Old Dairy Hand

  • Patsy Smart

    Housekeeper

  • Brigid Erin Bates

    Girl in Meadow

  • Jeanne Biras

    Girl in Meadow

  • Profile John Bett with character Felix Clare

    John Bett

    Felix Clare

  • Profile Tom Chadbon with character Cuthbert Clare

    Tom Chadbon

    Cuthbert Clare

  • Profile Maryline Even with character Girl in Henhouse

    Maryline Even

    Girl in Henhouse

  • Jean-Jacques Daubin

    Bailiff

  • Jacob Weizbluth

    Yokel at barn-dance

  • Profile Jacques Mathou with character Harvester

    Jacques Mathou

    Harvester

  • Profile Véronique Alain with character Harvester

    Véronique Alain

    Harvester

  • Anne Tirard

    Old Dairy Hand

  • Josine Comellas

    Mrs. Crick

  • Profile Arielle Dombasle with character Mercy Chant

    Arielle Dombasle

    Mercy Chant

  • Gordon Richardson

    Parson at Wedding

  • Profile Jimmy Gardner with character Pedlar

    Jimmy Gardner

    Pedlar

  • Reg Dent

    Carter

  • John Gill

    Landlord

  • Profile Forbes Collins with character New Tenant

    Forbes Collins

    New Tenant

  • Profile Keith Buckley with character Postman

    Keith Buckley

    Postman

  • John Moore

    Postman

  • Graham Weston

    Constable

  • Profile Peter Benson with character Religious Fanatic (uncredited)

    Peter Benson

    Religious Fanatic (uncredited)