Tess (1979)
She was born into a world where they called it seduction, not rape. What she did would shatter that world forever.
Synopsis
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.
Cast
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Nastassja Kinski
as Tess Durbeyfield
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Peter Firth
as Angel Clare
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Leigh Lawson
as Alec d'Urberville
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John Collin
as John Durbeyfield
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Rosemary Martin
as Mrs. Durbeyfield
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Carolyn Pickles
as Marian
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Richard Pearson
as Vicar of Marlott
- David Markham as Reverend Mr. Clare
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Pascale de Boysson
as Mrs. Clare
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Suzanna Hamilton
as Izz Huett
- Caroline Embling as Retty
- Tony Church as Parson Tringham
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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
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John Barrett
as Old Dairy Hand
Crew
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Roman Polanski
Director
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Geoffrey Unsworth
Director of Photography
- Ghislain Cloquet Director of Photography
- Alastair McIntyre Editor
- Tom Priestley Editor
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Philippe Sarde
Original Music Composer
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Claude Berri
Producer
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Roman Polanski
Screenplay
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Gérard Brach
Screenplay
- John Brownjohn Screenplay
