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Tess( 1979)

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She was born into a world where they called it seduction, not rape. What she did would shatter that world forever.

Overview

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.

    Top Billed 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

      Mrs. 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 Huett

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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 Hand

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      Patsy Smart

      Housekeeper

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      Brigid Erin Bates

      Girl in Meadow

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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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      Maryline 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 Hand

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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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      Jimmy Gardner

      Pedlar

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      Reg Dent

      Carter

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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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      Peter Benson

      Religious Fanatic (uncredited)

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    Review 1Discussion

    A review by Wuchak

    8
    Written by Wuchak on Thu Sep 24 2020
    _**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 (Leigh Lawson and Peter Firth). Roman Polanski's "Tess" (1979) is based on Thomas Hardy's 1891 novel "Tess of the d'Urbervilles." Polanski was inspired to make the film because his late wife, Sharon...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    12000000.00

    Revenue

    20101247.00

    Keywords

    • rape
    • based on novel or book
    • peasant
    • marriage
    • love
    • revenge
    • murder
    • mansion
    • family
    • farmer
    • nobility
    • aristocratic
    • strong
    • stonehenge
    • 19th century