Tess (1979)
dir: Roman Polanski
An Oscar winner for Best Cinematography, Roman Polanski's retelling of Thomas Hardy's Tess of the d'Urbervilles tells the dark tale of Tess (Nastassja Kinski), a teenage servant to a wealthy family whose son, Alec (Leigh Lawson), seduces, impregnates and abandons her. Tess finds renewed hope when she falls in love with Angel (Peter Firth), a parson's son – though she faces tragic consequences when he learns of her sordid past.
Cast:
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Nastassja Kinski
Tess Durbeyfield
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Peter Firth
Angel Clare
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Leigh Lawson
Alec d'Urberville
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John Collin
John Durbeyfield
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Rosemary Martin
Joan Durbeyfield
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Carolyn Pickles
Marian
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Richard Pearson
Vicar of Marlott
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David Markham
Reverend Mr. Clare
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Pascale de Boysson
Mrs. Clare
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Suzanna Hamilton
Izz
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Caroline Embling
Retty
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Tony Church
Parson Tringham
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Lesley Dunlop
Girl in henhouse
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Sylvia Coleridge
Mrs. d'Urberville
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Fred Bryant
Dairyman Crick
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Dicken Ashworth
Farmer Groby
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Patsy Rowlands
Landlady
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John Barrett
Old dairy band
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Brigid Erin Bates
Girl in meadow
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Patsy Smart
Housekeeper
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Jeanne Biras
Girl in meadow
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John Bett
Felix Clare
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Tom Chadbon
Cuthbert Clare
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Géraldine Arzul
Child
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Stephanie Treille
Child
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Elodie Warnod
Child
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Ben Reeks
Child
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Marilyne Even
Girl in henhouse
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Jean-Jacques Daubin
Bailiff
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Jacob Weizbluth
Yokel at barn-dance
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Jacques Mathou
Harvester
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Véronique Alain
Harvester
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Anne Tirard
Old dairy band
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Josine Comellas
Mrs. Crick
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Arielle Dombasle
Mercy Chant
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Gordon Richardson
Parson at wedding
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Reg Dent
Carter
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Jimmy Gardner
Pedlar
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John Gill
Landlord
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Forbes Collins
New tenant
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Keith Buckley
Postman
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John Moore
Postman
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Graham Weston
Constable
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Lina Roxa