Tess
Tess
Release: 1979-10-06
·Runtime: 172m
·★ 7.1
Drama
Romance
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 Countries
France
United Kingdom
Production Companies
Renn Productions
Timothy Burrill Productions
SFP
Cast
Nastassja Kinski
as Tess Durbeyfield
Peter Firth
as Angel Clare
Leigh Lawson
as Alec d'Urberville
John Collin
as John Durbeyfield
Rosemary Martin
as Mrs. Durbeyfield
Carolyn Pickles
as Marian
Richard Pearson
as Vicar of Marlott
Pascale de Boysson
as Mrs. Clare
Suzanna Hamilton
as Izz Huett
Lesley Dunlop
as Girl in Henhouse
John Barrett
as Old Dairy Hand
John Bett
as Felix Clare
Tom Chadbon
as Cuthbert Clare
Maryline Even
as Girl in Henhouse
Jacques Mathou
as Harvester
Véronique Alain
as Harvester
Arielle Dombasle
as Mercy Chant
Jimmy Gardner
as Pedlar
Forbes Collins
as New Tenant
Keith Buckley
as Postman
Peter Benson
as Religious Fanatic (uncredited)