Tess
Tess

Tess

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1979
2h 52m
7.1(359 votes)
Drama
Romance

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.

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Cast & Crew

40 members
Acting

Nastassja Kinski

Tess Durbeyfield

Nastassja Kinski
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Peter Firth

Angel Clare

Peter Firth
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Leigh Lawson

Alec d'Urberville

Leigh Lawson
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John Collin

John Durbeyfield

John Collin
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Rosemary Martin

Mrs. Durbeyfield

Rosemary Martin
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Carolyn Pickles

Marian

Carolyn Pickles
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Richard Pearson

Vicar of Marlott

Richard Pearson
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David Markham

Reverend Mr. Clare

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Pascale de Boysson

Mrs. Clare

Pascale de Boysson
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Suzanna Hamilton

Izz Huett

Suzanna Hamilton
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Caroline Embling

Retty

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Tony Church

Parson Tringham

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Lesley Dunlop

Girl in Henhouse

Lesley Dunlop
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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

John Barrett
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Patsy Smart

Housekeeper

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Brigid Erin Bates

Girl in Meadow

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Production

Jeanne Biras

Girl in Meadow

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John Bett

Felix Clare

John Bett
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Tom Chadbon

Cuthbert Clare

Tom Chadbon
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Maryline Even

Girl in Henhouse

Maryline Even
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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

Jacques Mathou
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Véronique Alain

Harvester

Véronique Alain
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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

Arielle Dombasle
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Gordon Richardson

Parson at Wedding

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Jimmy Gardner

Pedlar

Jimmy Gardner
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Reg Dent

Carter

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John Gill

Landlord

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Forbes Collins

New Tenant

Forbes Collins
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Keith Buckley

Postman

Keith Buckley
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John Moore

Postman

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Graham Weston

Constable

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Peter Benson

Religious Fanatic (uncredited)

Peter Benson

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