Tess

Synopsis

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

Nastassja Kinski

Tess Durbeyfield

Peter Firth

Angel Clare

Leigh Lawson

Alec d'Urberville

John Collin

John Durbeyfield

Rosemary Martin

Mrs. Durbeyfield

Carolyn Pickles

Marian

Richard Pearson

Vicar of Marlott

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David Markham

Reverend Mr. Clare

Pascale de Boysson

Mrs. Clare

Suzanna Hamilton

Izz Huett

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Caroline Embling

Retty

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Tony Church

Parson Tringham

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

John Barrett

Old Dairy Hand

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Patsy Smart

Housekeeper

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Brigid Erin Bates

Girl in Meadow

Crew

Art

• Pierre Guffroy Production Design
• Jack Stephens Art Direction
• Albert Rajau Assistant Art Director
• Jean-Claude Bourdin Assistant Art Director
• Michel Damiens Assistant Art Director
• Pierre Lefait Set Dresser
• Jean-Claude Sévenet Set Dresser
• Marcel Laude Property Master

Camera

• Geoffrey Unsworth Director of Photography
• Ghislain Cloquet Director of Photography
• Jean Harnois Camera Operator
• François Lauliac Assistant Camera
• Eric Brach Assistant Camera
• André Thiéry Grip
• Bernard Prim Still Photographer

Costume & Make-Up

• Anthony Powell Costume Design
• Didier Lavergene Makeup Artist
• Ludovic Paris Hairdresser
• Thérèse Ripaud Wardrobe Supervisor
• Joanna Johnston Assistant Costume Designer
• Caroline de Vivaise Wardrobe Designer
• Frederic Vieille Wardrobe Designer
• Paul Le Marinel Assistant Makeup Artist
• Alain Bernard Assistant Hairdresser

Crew

• Jennifer Patrick Dialogue Coach
• Sue Lefton Choreographer
• François Nadal Animal Wrangler
• Patrick Bordier Animal Wrangler

Directing

• Roman Polanski Director
• Thierry Chabert First Assistant Director
• Hugues de Laugardière Second Assistant Director
• Romain Goupil Second Assistant Director
• Hercules Bellville Second Unit Director
• Sylvette Baudrot Continuity

Editing

• Alastair McIntyre Editor
• Tom Priestley Editor
• Jacqueline Mariani Assistant Editor
• Pierre Louis Lecoeur Assistant Editor

Lighting

• Jean-Claude Le Bras Gaffer

Production

• Claude Berri Producer
• Timothy Burrill Co-Producer
• Mary Selway Casting
• Jean-Pierre Rassam Associate Producer
• Pierre Grunstein Executive Producer
• Paul Maigret Production Manager
• Alain Depardieu Unit Manager
• Jérôme Jeannet Location Manager
• Philippe Desmoulins Location Manager
• Colette Suder Production Accountant
• Jeannie Stone Production Assistant
• Marguerite Théoule Production Assistant

Sound

• Philippe Sarde Original Music Composer
• Carlo Savina Conductor
• Peter Knight Orchestrator
• Jean-Pierre Ruh Production Sound Mixer
• Hervé de Luze Sound Editor
• Maurice Gilbert Sound Re-Recording Mixer
• Alex Pront Sound Re-Recording Mixer
• David Watts Dolby Consultant
• Louis Gimel Boom Operator
• Jean-Pierre Lelong Sound Effects Editor
• Robert Rietti ADR Supervisor

Writing

• Roman Polanski Screenplay
• Gérard Brach Screenplay
• John Brownjohn Screenplay
• Thomas Hardy Novel

Photos