Tess

Arielle Dombasle as Mercy Chant Jimmy Gardner as Pedlar Nastassja Kinski as Tess Durbeyfield Jacques Mathou as Harvester Pascale de Boysson as Mrs. Clare Leigh Lawson as Alec d'Urberville Rosemary Martin as Mrs. Durbeyfield John Barrett as Old Dairy Hand Forbes Collins as New Tenant Keith Buckley as Postman John Collin as John Durbeyfield Peter Benson as Religious Fanatic (uncredited) Peter Firth as Angel Clare Richard Pearson as Vicar of Marlott Tom Chadbon as Cuthbert Clare Carolyn Pickles as Marian Suzanna Hamilton as Izz Huett Lesley Dunlop as Girl in Henhouse John Bett as Felix Clare Maryline Even as Girl in Henhouse Véronique Alain as Harvester

Thomas Hardy Novel Claude Berri Producer Geoffrey Unsworth Director of Photography Roman Polanski Director, Screenplay Anthony Powell Costume Design Pierre Guffroy Production Design Gérard Brach Screenplay Philippe Sarde Original Music Composer