Film · TMDB
7.1A 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.
Released: 1979-10-06172 minDir: Roman PolanskiDrama, Romance
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
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Ratings · OMDb
IMDb
7.3/10
18,849 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
81%
Metacritic
82/100
- Rated
- PG
- Awards
- Won 3 Oscars. 16 wins & 17 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Roman Polanski
- Screenplay by
- Gerard Brach , John Brownjohn , Roman Polanski
- Based on
- Tess of the d'Urbervilles , 1891 novel, by Thomas Hardy
- Produced by
- Claude Berri
- Starring
- Nastassja Kinski , Peter Firth , Leigh Lawson
- Cinematography
- Ghislain Cloquet , Geoffrey Unsworth
- Edited by
- Alastair McIntyre , Tom Priestley
- Music by
- Philippe Sarde
- Production companies
- Renn Productions, Timothy Burrill Productions, SFP
- Distributed by
- Columbia - EMI - Warner Distributors (United Kingdom) , AMLF (France)
- Release dates
- 31 October 1979 ( 1979-10-31 ) (France) 9 April 1981 ( 1981-04-09 ) (United Kingdom)
- Running time
- 172 minutes
Key dates
- Published
- 25 October 1979
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- France
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- Tess of the d'Urbervilles
- Main subject
- love
- Depicts
- destiny
- Director
- Roman Polanski
- Screenwriter
- Gérard Brach
Article
Tess is a 1979 epic romantic drama film directed by Roman Polanski, and starring Nastassja Kinski, Peter Firth, and Leigh Lawson. Adapted from Thomas Hardy's 1891 novel Tess of the d'Urbervilles, the screenplay was written by Gérard Brach, John Brownjohn, and Polanski.
The film received positive critical reviews upon release and was nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Picture, winning three for Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction and Best Costume Design.