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Tess

  • 7.3 /10

  • 374

  • 81%

Plot

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

Nastassja Kinski as Tess Durbeyfield
Nastassja Kinski

as Tess Durbeyfield

Peter Firth as Angel Clare
Peter Firth

as Angel Clare

Leigh Lawson as Alec d'Urberville
Leigh Lawson

as Alec d'Urberville

John Collin as John Durbeyfield
John Collin

as John Durbeyfield

Rosemary Martin as Mrs. Durbeyfield
Rosemary Martin

as Mrs. Durbeyfield

Carolyn Pickles as Marian
Carolyn Pickles

as Marian

Richard Pearson as Vicar of Marlott
Richard Pearson

as Vicar of Marlott

David Markham as Reverend Mr. Clare
David Markham

as Reverend Mr. Clare

Pascale de Boysson as Mrs. Clare
Pascale de Boysson

as Mrs. Clare

Suzanna Hamilton as Izz Huett
Suzanna Hamilton

as Izz Huett

Movie Facts

Rated

  • PG

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • October 6, 1979

Production Companies

  • Renn Productions

  • Timothy Burrill Productions

Production Countries

  • France

  • United Kingdom

Spoken Language

  • English

Budget

  • $12,000,000.00

Revenue

  • $20,101,247.00

Runtime

  • 2.87 hrs

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_**Bringing in the sheaves stuck between a demon and an angel**_ During the Long Depression of the 1870-80s in Blackmore Vale, southern England, a peasant family discovers that they are nobility and thus their oldest daughter, an extraordinarily beautiful woman (Nastassja Kinski), is sent to meet the well-to-do family. She is eventually pitted between the interest of two very different men (L…