Tess
“She was born into a world where they called it seduction, not rape. What she did would shatter that world forever.”
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.
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Cast
40 people
Nastassja Kinski
Tess Durbeyfield
Known for
Paris, Texas
Castlevania: Nocturne
Peter Firth
Angel Clare
Known for
Spooks: The Greater Good
Risen
Leigh Lawson
Alec d'Urberville
Known for
Casanova
Brother Sun, Sister Moon
John Collin
John Durbeyfield
Known for
Holocaust
Star!
Rosemary Martin
Mrs. Durbeyfield
Known for
Cracker
Carolyn Pickles
Marian
Known for
Broadchurch
Emmerdale
Richard Pearson
Vicar of Marlott
Known for
Macbeth
Inspector Clouseau
David Markham
Reverend Mr. Clare
Known for
Day for Night
Z.P.G.
Pascale de Boysson
Mrs. Clare
Known for
Perceval
Suzanna Hamilton
Izz Huett
Known for
Nineteen Eighty-Four
Out of Africa
Caroline Embling
Retty
Also in
Bloody Kids
Edward and Mrs Simpson
Tony Church
Parson Tringham
Known for
Krull
Roman Polanski Director · Gérard Brach Screenplay John Brownjohn Screenplay
Director Screenplay
Roman Polanski
Screenplay
Gérard Brach
Screenplay
John Brownjohn
Author
Thomas Hardy
Composer
Philippe Sarde
Cinematographer
Geoffrey Unsworth
Cinematographer
Ghislain Cloquet
Editor
Tom Priestley
Editor
Alastair McIntyre
Production designer
Pierre Guffroy
Costume designer
Anthony Powell
Worldwide gross $20M · Budget $12M · United States release December 12, 1980
Box office
Budget
$12,000,000
Worldwide gross
$20,101,247
Gross vs. budget
1.7×
Production
Renn Productions
Production
Timothy Burrill Productions
Production
Columbia Pictures
Studio
Société Française de Production (SFP)
Production
France · United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Austria · October 6, 1979
Theatrical
France · October 31, 1979
Theatrical
United States · December 12, 1980
Theatrical
Argentina
August 14, 1980 · Theatrical
Australia
March 26, 1981 · Theatrical
Brazil
December 26, 2005 · Physical · DVD/VHS
Colombia
November 13, 1980 · Theatrical
Denmark
September 18, 1981 · Theatrical
Finland
December 21, 1979 · Theatrical
France
October 19, 2005 · Physical · DVD
November 24, 2011 · Digital · VOD
December 5, 2012 · Theatrical · Re-release
December 5, 2012 · Physical · Blu-Ray
Germany
October 25, 1979 · Theatrical
Greece
October 31, 1979 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
December 23, 1981 · Theatrical
Hungary
August 23, 1984 · Theatrical
Italy
March 7, 1980 · Theatrical
Japan
October 25, 1980 · Theatrical
Netherlands
January 31, 1980 · Theatrical
August 18, 2004 · TV · RTL 4
August 31, 2011 · Physical · DVD
Poland
September 1, 1982 · Theatrical
Portugal
October 30, 1980 · Theatrical
Russia
December 17, 1979 · Theatrical
South Korea
October 9, 1981 · Theatrical
Spain
October 1, 1980 · Theatrical
Sweden
October 27, 1980 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
April 9, 1981 · Theatrical
Uruguay
August 15, 1980 · Theatrical
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