Tess

7.063

172 minutes

10/6/1979

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.

Cast List

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
Richard Pearson
as Vicar of Marlott
David Markham
as Reverend Mr. Clare
Pascale de Boysson
as Mrs. Clare
Suzanna Hamilton
as Izz Huett
Caroline Embling
as Retty
Tony Church
as Parson Tringham
Lesley Dunlop
as Girl in Henhouse
Sylvia Coleridge
as Mrs. d'Urberville
Fred Bryant
as Dairyman Crick
Dicken Ashworth
as Farmer Groby
Patsy Rowlands
as Landlady
John Barrett
as Old Dairy Hand
Patsy Smart
as Housekeeper
Brigid Erin Bates
as Girl in Meadow
Jeanne Biras
as Girl in Meadow
John Bett
as Felix Clare
Tom Chadbon
as Cuthbert Clare
Maryline Even
as Girl in Henhouse
Jean-Jacques Daubin
as Bailiff
Jacob Weizbluth
as Yokel at barn-dance
Jacques Mathou
as Harvester
Véronique Alain
as Harvester
Anne Tirard
as Old Dairy Hand
Josine Comellas
as Mrs. Crick
Arielle Dombasle
as Mercy Chant
Gordon Richardson
as Parson at Wedding
Jimmy Gardner
as Pedlar
Reg Dent
as Carter
John Gill
as Landlord
Forbes Collins
as New Tenant
Keith Buckley
as Postman
John Moore
as Postman
Graham Weston
as Constable
Peter Benson
as Religious Fanatic (uncredited)